A stunning Art Deco terracotta sculpture by Joseph Emmanuel
Descomps circa 1920's titled Méditation, edited by Les Neveux
de J. Lehmann -Paris, depicting a stylish reclining figure ,
mounted on a shaped American walnut plinth
This was edited in three mediums, bronze, ceramic and terracotta
with only the bronze version having the fan in her hand (for
reasons of fragility). The page above is a scan from the original
foundry catalogue.
Joseph Jules Emmanuel Cormier (Joe Descomps) (French,
1869-1950).
Joe Descomps studied under Hiolin. He exhibited regularly at the
Salon of the Societe des Artistes Français, and designed and
executed a wide range of objects in the Art Nouveau and art deco
style, including jewellery, sculptures in bronze, stone, and
ceramics. In the 1920s he concentrated more on small-scale
sculptures, mostly in bronze and bronze / ivory
