French Animalist Sculpture of the Art Nouveau Epoch
The studies of zoomorphic sculpture of the XX centurys fi rst third shows the development of modernist plastic art in that genre. Many of such works have never been considered before in our country, nor has their further development in Art Deco. Comparative method helps to fi nd their sources in modifying works of primitive art, also in contemporary vanguard trends. The original plastic solutions show the animalist sculpture of the between-world-wars period as the brightest products of the Art Deco style.