Max Le Verrier

Louis Octave Maxime Le Verrier (1891–1973), known more commonly as Max Le Verrier, also known by the pseudonym Artus, was a French sculptor. He was known for being a pioneer within the Parisian Art Deco movement, creating decorative art objects often made in bronze as well as historical sculptures. His parents separated when he was a child and he spent a lot of time in boarding schools. He served as a pilot in the French Army during World War I. In 1921, Le Verrier married Jeanne Hubrecht, together they had two children. In the early 1920s, he inherited a small metal foundry and by 1926 he started making decorative objects in his own workshop. and Jules Edmont Masson. Le Verrier's great grandson Damien Blanchet continued to produce his sculptures after his death, under the name Maison Max Le Verrier.