La femme à la Kégresse, by Marcel BONNOT for the Exposition - Lot 26

La femme à la Kégresse, by Marcel BONNOT for the Exposition Coloniale Paris 1931 Bronze, signed M. BONNOT and plate screwed and welded Exposition Coloniale - Paris 1931 A CITROEN Kégresse Type B2 autochenille is represented in the hollow of a woman's chest, a possible metaphor for the dunes of the Sahara? Approx. 31x15cm Marcel BONNOT (active circa 1920/1930) Manufacturer of art bronzes and automotive accessories including art fetishes - 3, rue des Vignoles - Paris XXe Bibliography : Annuaire du commerce Didot-Bottin, Paris Tome I, 1930, contact details p.1644 Related work : Mascot, La Conquête du Sahara, by Marcel BONNOT, circa 1923 Literature : G.-M HAARDT L. AUDOUIN-DU BREUIL, Le Raid Citroën, La première traversée du Sahara en automobile, 1923 M. LEGRAND, Mascotte Automobiles, Editions E/P/A, 1993, figure 253 p. 92