Jean Mayodon, “Tête de Nymphe”, after a model by Auguste Alfred Janniot

Jean Mayodon (1893-1967)

"Tête de Nymphe", after a model by Auguste Alfred Janniot
circa 1924

Gold-glazed ceramic sculpture depicting a delicate woman’s head.
Created after ‘Tête de Nymphe’ from the ‘Hommage à Jean Goujon’ group, made by Alfred-Au- guste Janniot in 1924 and displayed in front of Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s Collector’s Pavilion during the 1925 Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.

Height 36 cm (14 1/8 in)

Provenance :
- Private collection, France.
- Acquired from the above by the Chastel-Maréchal gallery.

Literature :
- « Mayodon », Gérard Landrot, éd. Argus Valentines, 2004, similar models reproduced p. 123.
- « Alfred Auguste Janniot, 1889-1969 », Somogy Éditions d’Art, Paris, 2003, Alfred Auguste Janniot’s group ‘Hommage à Jean Goujon’ and a plaster cast of ‘Tête de Nymphe’ reproduced pp. 14-15.
- La Renaissance de l’Art français et des Industries de luxe, 1925, Alfred Auguste Janniot’s group ‘Hommage to Jean Goujon’ reproduced pp. 440 and 524.
- « 1925 », Yvonne Brunhammer, éd. Les Presses de la Connaissance, Paris, 1976, Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann’s Collector’s Pavilion reproduced p. 50.