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- 23 x 30.5 cm
- 256 pages
- 874 black and white and color illustrations
- ISBN: 978-2-9092-8392-0
- Text in French only
Nicknamed “the sculptor of jewelry”, Raymond Templier (1891-1968), son and grandson of Parisian jewelers, is one of the great creators of the Art Deco period. Present in all major exhibitions, from the moment he left the National School of Decorative Arts in 1912 and until 1960, and a founding member of the Union of Modern Artists in 1929, he was part of an avant-garde that would revolutionize the history of decorative arts. Its refined shapes, its geometric lines, and the use of new materials, such as black-lacquered silver, typical of the new Art Deco style, immediately appealed to critics and an informed and cultured Parisian clientele. A sports lover, Templier also designs trophies for skiing, boxing and golf competitions and posters for the National Tennis Federation, including for Roland-Garros. This first monograph dedicated to Raymond Templier reproduces nearly 600 works, brooches, bracelets, rings, pendants, necklaces, boxes and cases, which today appear in the greatest museums in the world.