Louis RICHÉ (1877-1949), 'La Bonne Aventure, a bronze subject with a green patina representing two parakeets carrying a letter, resting on a green marble base. Signed on the back. H. 13 x 15.5 x 36 cm (with base) Louis Riché (1877-1949) was a French sculptor, born in Paris on 29 May 1877. A pupil of Gardet and Perrin, he began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1897. He received an honourable mention, a third-class medal in 1903, a second-class medal in 1905, and a gold medal in 1924. After becoming French in 1905, he also took part in the Salon des Indépendants from 1923. He is represented in public collections by a bronze entitled Chat guettant un papillon (Cat watching for a butterfly), kept at the Musée de Valence. Reference: E. Benezit, vol. 8, p. 741