Poirot Art Deco has dated this piece to the 1930s.
Derrene is one of the pseudonyms used by the French sculptor Marcel-André BOURAINE (1886-1948)
Mainly self taught, he did study for a time with Alexander Falguieré. He exhibited his work of arts at the Salon des Tuileries in 1922.
For the International Exhibition of Arts in 1937, Paris, he created a large sculpture for the Sevres pavilion.
He became one of the most important sculptors of Art Deco. The city of Paris purchased a terracotta bust by him.
Best known for his bronze figures he also worked in chryselephantine and ceramic, excelling in his depiction of athletic nude women.
Poirot Art Deco has dated this piece to the 1930s.
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Art Deco Figure signed ‘Derenne’
