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A major pâte de verre sculpture joins the Musée des Arts décoratifs
24/7/25 - Acquisition - Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs - You have to see it — see it with your own eyes — to understand how exceptional it is: this sculpture is made of pâte de verre and stands 45 centimetres tall (ill. 1). Sold for €1,553 (including fees) by Audap et associés at Drouot on 26 June, it was preempted by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. This acquisition is remarkable in several respects: in addition to its rarity and quality — and its modest price — it brings to light a forgotten artist, Léon Delagrange, who is better known for his career as an aviator, to which he devoted himself entirely from 1908. Associated with Louis Blériot, then with the Voisin brothers, he undertook pioneering flights in aeroplanes and broke several distance records before dying in an…
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