Lot 327: AUGUSTE TREMONT (1892-1980), LUXEMBOURG SCHOOL, A FINE BRONZE OF A PUMA CIRCA 1925-30

AUGUSTE TREMONT (1892-1980), LUXEMBOURG SCHOOL, A FINE BRONZE OF A PUMA CIRCA 1925-30 rich deep brown patination, signed A. Tremont and with Valsuani cire perdue foundry mark; inv. no. 4-B 075 23 cm. high, 41 cm. long

Paleis Soestdijk

Born in Luxembourg, Auguste Trémont moved to Paris where he enrolled at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in 1909; he returned again after World War I and then studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He first specialized in portraits and pictures of Paris, after visiting the Jardin des Plants and the zoological gardens, animals became his main subject. In 1924, Trémont made his first sculptures, and he subsequently developed his skills as a sculptor by creating animal sculptures in a variety of sizes and species. The late 1920s-early 1930s were his most productive years; it is during this period that he made the two large lions that now decorate the entrance of the Luxembourg City Hall in Paris. After World War II he returned to Luxembourg where he created monuments for war victims.
Trémont's work was made available to the public through the Ruhlmann art gallery, then later Edgar Brandt and Malesherbes art galleries. His work is also represented on numerous Luxembourgian stamps.