ARY BITTER (Marseille, 1883- Paris, 1973). "Bacchus child", 1937. Marble. Signed. Exhibitions

ARY BITTER (Marseilles, 1883- Paris, 1973).
"Bacchus Child", 1937
Marble.
Signed.
Exhibitions: "European sculpture of the 20th century", European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, 2014.
Measurements: 30 cm (height).
"Bacchus Child" is a mythological hybrid figure that serves Ary Bitter to demonstrate his passion for the animalistic theme, as he had already done on one occasion in Faun with Fawn, and which in turn recalls his work "God Bread and Bears" by Emnanuel Frémiet (1867, Musée d'Orsay, Paris).
Ary Bitter trained at the Academy of Art and won several prizes. In 1902 he received a scholarship from the city of Marseilles and became a pupil of Louis-Ernest Barrias in Paris. An outstanding animalier artist, he also executed monumental works, such as the allegories of the Asian and African colonies for the staircase of the Marseilles railway station. In 1906 he entered the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes from 1912 to 1939. In 1925 he worked for Susse Frères. In 1937 he also won the gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. In addition to his smaller works, he produced several fountains, monuments and the sculpture "Lion et enfant" for the Gare Saint-Charles in Marseille.