Lot number 3238 - Auction 155
'PALME DE LA VICTOIRE' (ATHLET MIT PALMENZWEIG)

PIERRE LE FAGUAYS 1892 Nantes - 1962 Paris 'PALME DE LA VICTOIRE' (ATHLETE WITH PALM BRANCH) circa 1930 Bronze, dark green patina, on rock-like pedestal. Total height 54 cm, width 14 cm, D. 18 cm, weight approx. 3.25 kg. Signed 'P. Le Faguays' on the side and foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur Paris' on the back. Athletic depiction of an idealized male nude holding up a palm branch, the classic symbol of victory and honor. Partial loss of patina and bumped.