Marcel Bouraine

Marcel Bouraine (1886–1948) was a French sculptor.^[2] He is known for his work in the Art Deco-era, specifically small statuettes, lamps, bookends, and radiator figures.^[2][3]

Marcel Bouraine
Born	Marcel-André Bouraine 1886 Pontoise, Île-de-France, France^[1]
Died	1948 (aged 61–62)
Nationality	French
Other names	Derenne, Marcel Bouraine Briand, Marcel-André Derenne
Occupation	Sculptor
Movement	Art Deco

Biography

Marcel Bouraine was born in 1886 in Pontoise, Île-de-France, France.^[4] He studied sculpture under the direction of Joseph-Alexandre Falguière.^[3] He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, the Salon d'Automne, and the Salon des Tuileries (1922).^[3]

During World War I, Bouraine was a prisoner of war and was taken to Switzerland.^[3] He later studied at École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève.^[when?]

Bouraine's work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[3] In 1928, he designed statuettes in pâte de verre for glass manufacturer Gabriel Argy-Rousseau.^[5] He exhibited two large sculptures at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne of 1937 in Paris.

Bouraine's work can be found in museum collections, including at the Art Institute of Chicago,^[6] and the Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery.^[7]

References

1. Duncan, Alastair (2009). Art Deco Complete: The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s. Thames & Hudson. p. 337. ISBN 978-0-500-23855-4.
2. Knowles, Eric (10 October 2014). Art Deco. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-7478-1520-4.
3. "Marcel Bouraine". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
4. Duncan, Alastair (2009). Art Deco Complete: The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s. Thames & Hudson. p. 337. ISBN 978-0-500-23855-4.
5. Arwas, Victor (1996). The Art of Glass: Art Nouveau to Art Deco. Papadakis Publisher. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-901092-00-4.
6. "Marcel Bouraine". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
7. "Bouraine, Marcel André, 1886–1948". Art UK. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

Further reading

• "Bouraine, Marcel". In: Hans Vollmer (ed.): Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts. Band 1: A–D. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1953, p. 284
• "Bouraine, Marcel – Sculptor, potter". In: Bénézit Dictionary of Artists. Band 2: Bedeschini–Bulow. Gründ, Paris 2006, ISBN 2700030729, p. 1014 ([doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00024457 online version: access by subscription])
• Alberto Shayo: Statuettes art deco period. Antique Collectors Club 2016, ISBN 1851498249, p. 54
• Eric Knowles: Art Deco. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014, ISBN 0747815208, p.167
• Victor Arwas: Glass. Art Nouveau to Art Deco. H. N. Abrams, New York 1987, ISBN 0810910284, p. 32
• Robert E. Dechant, Filipp Goldscheider: Goldscheider. Firmengeschichte und Werkverzeichnis. Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 9783897902169. pp. 234 ff., 557
• Gerald Hunze: "Bouraine, Marcel". In: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Die Bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker (AKL). Band 13, Saur, München u. a. 1996, ISBN 3598227531, p. 353