Sébastien Tamari
Femme Nu
French Modernist Bronze Patinated Sculpture
1960s
Dimensions
Height: 18 ¾ inches Width: 3 ¾ inches Depth: 3 ¼ inches
Sébastien Tamari (French, 1900-1991)
1900 Birth in Baku of Sébastien Tamari (Russian Empire).
1920 He left his hometown due to political events. He traveled through the Caucasus, went to Constantinople and then to Palestine.
In 1922, He enrolled at the School of Fine Arts in Jerusalem. He arrived in Paris in 1924. Then he studied in 1926-1928 with Jean Boucher's sculpture course at the School of Fine Arts.
From 1928 he is also part of architecture over the Decorative Arts, it will follow until 1932.
1931 Marries his wife Lyuba.
1935 First exhibition (Salon des Cent).
1937 Exhibits at the Zak gallery.
1941-1944 He was introduced to woodworking in a furniture factory in
Clermont-Ferrand and is dedicated to animal subjects.
1945 He participates in the first Montparnasse Salon where he exhibited a
relief, the Chamois.
It has 1946 stone and bronze at the Tuileries living room and the gallery
Bernier.
1947 He exhibits a carved wooden Deportees and the Round the Society of
Independent Artists, where he will show his works regularly until 1972.
Until the retirement age, Sebastian Tamari worked for Valsuani foundry, located not far from his studio. He was introduced to the patina of which he became a skilled specialist.
1954 He discovered the magic of the assemblies, the first will be a portrait of a man.
1955 First solo exhibition at the gallery Breteau where he collects some success. Woman bronze jug was bought by the French state and deposited in 1956 in the town of Junies (Lot). Located on the town hall square, the statue was spirited away during the summer of 1995.
1961 It shows Don Quixote I at the Salon de la Jeune sculpture, in which he
participated in 1958 and presents various works at the gallery of the
University.
1963 Another group exhibition called in Zurich, during which a film will be shot by Swiss television. Don Quixote I is again exposed to the Rural Exhibition organized in the gardens of the American Artists's Center. On this occasion, his work is noticed and will be the subject of a solo exhibition in New York at the World House Galleries, who will present him with the siren for the Carnegie Prize (Pittsburg) in 1964.
1964 He participates in
the exhibition Forms Human Rodin Museum and presents the Water Carrier.
It shows the Spanish in 1965 in which comparisons are held at Fair Museum of
Modern Art of the City of Paris.
1967 He participates in
the Salon d'Automne.
1968 He received the Silver Medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès at
the closing of the International Festival of painting and visual art
graphico-Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
1969 He participates in a group exhibition at the Swedish Club in Paris.
1970 He presents motherhood for which he received the André prize of Switzerland.
1971 He graduated from the International Exhibition of Paris and exhibited at
the Rimon gallery.
1974 He participates in the International Exhibition of Paris-Sud (Juvisy)
where he obtained an honorable mention diploma in 1974.
He presents Don Quixote
1977 II in Montrouge Contemporary Art Show.
In 1979, he was appointed an associate in the Salon d'Automne.
1981 and 1985 to particpe The International Exhibition of Small Bronze.
1982-1989 He shows his works at the Salon of the XIV arrondissement. In 1982,
Medal of the City of Paris, silver grade.
1988 Bronze Animal exhibition Medal of the City of Paris, silver grade.
1988 Bronze Animal exhibition at Nevers.
1991 Death of Sébastien Tamari
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