2005, Centenary
of Victorien-Antoine Bastet
Happenings
I – Temporary Exhibitions organised
with Bollene municipality :
Patrimony Day :
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In september 2000, the artist
lineage in the 3 Croix chapel. |
- From 2000 september 15th to the 17th « Victorien Bastet, statuary
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- From 2003 september 19th to the 21st « Sculptures and pictures
from the city of Bollène »
- The 18th and 19th of september 2004 «Artists statements»
Centenary of his death :
- On the 5th of march 2005 : jubilee for his centenary
II – Academic works
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On the left,
Solenne Fétisson
On the right, Lorraine Bara
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Mastery of Solenne Fétisson
: 2002-2003
History student, option Art History at the university of
Avignon et des Pays de Vaucluse, pupil of Mrs Deronne. Mention
TB.She published a boob called "Un sculpteur bollénois méconnu" Victorien
Antoine Bastet 1852-1905
DEA, started by Lorraine Bara : 2003-2004
Art History student at the university of Toulouse le Mirail,
pupil of Mrs Luce Barlangue. Accidental death on october
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III - Diaporama
by Marie Gautier
- november 8th, 2003 : museum Despiau-Wlérick in Mont de Marsan
- february 20th, 2004 : museum Fabrégat in Béziers -
- january 20th, 2005 : Toulouse, Museum of the Abattoirs.Two days
dedicated to Laurène Bara. She was a student october 20th
2004, amors qu'elle travaillait sur un DEA consacré à
l'ouvre de Victorien Bastet.
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– The artist mortal remains returned to his home town:
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Commemoration in the Bollene city hall with the elected
town people and Solenne Fétisson.
The municipality of Bollene, his family and collectors
of his art were all there on march 5th 2005, to honor the
artist with a last goodbye. |
Victorien Bastet grave in his home
town.
This last november 2005 Victorien Bastet hasn't been
forgotten and many flowers decorated his grave.
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V- The
Bastet web site : september 2005 - on line
December 2005
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- Two days to discover the Toulouse sculpture:
January 2006, dedicated to Lorraine Bara, after initiatice of
Mrs Luce Barlangue.
VII
- Argus on some of his works :
Mayer 2000
Valentine’s 2001 argus
Nymphe :
Dated 1894 white marble stamped– H. 133 cm – on sale at Sotheby’s
London in 1998.– FF. 171 298 – dollars. 31173 - english pound.
18400 – euros 25 934
La comète
Bronze founded by Bourart (Paris) – H.85 cm- red marble support
- sold by Tiffany and Co, circa 1885 then by Sotheby’s in London
on october 7th,1994 – 8,000 Dollars-12,000
Le Réveil de Manon
Bronze Statuette, on a black marble pedestal, melting by Drouart
(Paris), SAF de 1899 - height: 32,5 cm. Resell at Christie’s in
London on july 15th, 1987 (600-900 english pound.). Mentioned
in 1880 in the « Decorative Arts » - for sale on november 1999
at Drouot.
Manon
Marble Statue –1904 - stamped in the back on the cushion– 1,25x90x70
- SAF of 1904 –N°2647 - commissioned by the city of Paris for
12 000 F decision of july 20th 1904
Sensitive
Marble statue– SAF of 1895 – N°2853 - sold 4000F.decision of august
6th,t 1906.
Les 2 lutteurs
152 -drawing – sold at the Bastille Antiquity Fair on december
5th, 1983 – 2500F.
 Porteuse
d’eau mauresque
156 - polychromatic stamped on the terrace– H. 0m55 – sold at
Drouot february 1979 – mentioned by Kjellberg. « Les bronzes du
XIX è. siècle »- 1987
161 - statuette in plaster cast in bronze - 1882 – H. 1M - bought
250 F. in december 1897 - sold in 1917 to Louis Le Gras (honorary
notary in Avignon)
Laure de Noves
372 - Terra cotta bust– 1880 – 48 cm – sold at Drouot le 18/12/81
– room 16
Marquis de La Fare Alais
392 - bust in bronze – monument sculpture in Ales H.1m10 - 1889
from the public garden Bosquet moved in 1873. Inauguration 1889/10/20–
estimated in 1889 : 500 F.- a post card was printed.
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