Charles AUFFRET (1929-2001). Femme a la réflexion. Bronze p - Lot 241

Charles AUFFRET (1929-2001). Femme a la réflexion. Bronze proof, signed, justified 1/8 and bearing the Bodin foundry mark. Dimensions: 36 x 18 x 11 cm. PROVENANCE: Galerie Marie-Therese BOYRIE. Charles Auffret (1929-2001) was a French sculptor and artist. He was born on July 1, 1929 in Besançon and died on February 24, 2001 in Clichy. Auffret studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Dijon under the sculptor Pierre Honor. He was influenced by Burgundian sculpture and went on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Throughout his career, Auffret held a number of teaching posts. In 1958, he taught drawing at the Académie Malebranche. In 1967, he became professor of drawing and sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts de Reims, where Léopold Kretz was also a teacher. In 1991, he was appointed professor at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, where he taught until 2001. Auffret's work has been exhibited and honored posthumously. In 2012, a retrospective of his work was organized at the Musée Despiau-Wlérick in Mont-de-Marsan. After his death, the Nicolas Plescoff gallery in Paris and the Mainssieux museum in Voiron paid tribute to him in 2001 and 2002 respectively. In 2007, a retrospective exhibition of his work was held at the Villa Medici in Rome. Auffret's sculptures and drawings have been featured in various exhibitions and publications. His works have been described as combining tradition and audacity, with an impressionist style that depicts a tender vision of women.