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Xavier Eeckhout - Exhibition & Catalogue Raisonné Roger Godchaux - 17.09 > 18.10.2021


06/09/2021

Xavier Eeckhout is pleased to present the first monographic exhibition of the artist Roger Godchaux (1878-1958) in the gallery on the occasion of the publication of the catalogue raisonné 
J.F. Dunand & X. Eeckhout, Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958) - Oeuvre complet, ed. Faton, 2021, Paris.       

Roger Godchaux was one of the leading animal sculptors of the twentieth century. In the 1930s, he created a naturalistic bestiary, on the margins of a movement called le retour du lisse. A great admirer of Barye, he revived naturalistic animal art by modelling animals in their pacific postures. This richly illustrated book, written by the sculptor’s grandson, Jean-François Dunand, and the gallery owner Xavier Eeckhout, reveals for the first time the genius of this discreet multi-faceted artist : his statuary, his extraordinary bestiary, which has been entirely reproduced in this book, and his graphic works, composed of moving portraits of family members and instantaneous sketches of animals.
 
 

Friday 17 September 2021 - Saturday 16 October 2021

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