Vadim Androusov was born in Russia in 1895, and left for Paris in the twenties, where he was mentored by Antoine Bourdelle, himself trained by Auguste Rodin.
He quickly did some exhibitions, including the salon des Décorateurs, the Salon d’Automne and even the Salon des Tuileries, like André Arbus did at the same time.
Their meeting in the early thirties was the beginning of a fruitful collaboration, during which Androusov mainly produced ornemental bronze pieces. Amongst their most prestigious projects, one can count Madame
Petersen’s appartment.
He worked with other interior designers such as Jean Pascaud, amidst his sculptor career. At that time, this alliance of craftmanship matched perfectly the general need for a renewed mentoring network, brought
forward by the striking return of French tradition in decorative arts.
Androusov did wall lamps, keyholes, doorknobs, furniture legs and armrest supports. But he is most remembered for his lamps, meant to compliment the
interior designs he collaborated on.
André Arbus’ interest for sculpture was definitely strong, since he created himself some pieces of art.
The sculpture exhibited here is emblematic of Androusov’ style who created some art pieces in an Antic, classical way, according to the pieces of furniture created by André Arbus.