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Jean Després
"Modernist" Ring hammered silver (<800) 18k yellow and rose gold (750. Signed, hallmark of master. Td.: 54 - Pb.: 20.4gr. A silver and gold ring by JEAN DESPRES. Signed and stamped.
Jean Després:
the avant-garde goldsmith of the interwar period in France.
Born in 1889, Jean Després began an academic apprenticeship at the age of 14 with a Parisian goldsmith. It is in this city in full industrial development that he draws his inspiration: attracted by the modernity of the forms and materials, he appears at once as a daring and innovative artist. It is by frequenting the artists of the moment - Picasso, Modigliani, Braque - that he discovers futurism and cubism which also inspire his work and move him further away from the traditional vision of goldsmithing.
In 1914, when France was engaged in the Great War, Jean Després was forced to work as an industrial designer in the workshops of the military aviation. This experience will deeply inspire his work as a goldsmith once the war is over, when he returns to Aveyron, the town of his childhood, to set up his workshop.
Endowed with an exceptional talent, he aspires to retransmit the aesthetic modernity of his time. He regularly and assiduously participated in the various shows and exhibitions held in Paris and soon became known to the public.
From the 1930s onwards, Jean Després was at the peak of his art. He creates simple and original jewels recognizable by their massive and audacious shapes. He works a lot with silver and stones like onyx, turquoise or chalcedony.
"Modernist" Ring hammered silver (<800) 18k yellow and rose gold (750. Signed, hallmark of master. Td.: 54 - Pb.: 20.4gr. A silver and gold ring by JEAN DESPRES. Signed and stamped.
Jean Després:
the avant-garde goldsmith of the interwar period in France.
Born in 1889, Jean Després began an academic apprenticeship at the age of 14 with a Parisian goldsmith. It is in this city in full industrial development that he draws his inspiration: attracted by the modernity of the forms and materials, he appears at once as a daring and innovative artist. It is by frequenting the artists of the moment - Picasso, Modigliani, Braque - that he discovers futurism and cubism which also inspire his work and move him further away from the traditional vision of goldsmithing.
In 1914, when France was engaged in the Great War, Jean Després was forced to work as an industrial designer in the workshops of the military aviation. This experience will deeply inspire his work as a goldsmith once the war is over, when he returns to Aveyron, the town of his childhood, to set up his workshop.
Endowed with an exceptional talent, he aspires to retransmit the aesthetic modernity of his time. He regularly and assiduously participated in the various shows and exhibitions held in Paris and soon became known to the public.
From the 1930s onwards, Jean Després was at the peak of his art. He creates simple and original jewels recognizable by their massive and audacious shapes. He works a lot with silver and stones like onyx, turquoise or chalcedony.