I. Rochard
Irénée Rochard was born in 1906 in Villefranche sur Saône, France to a family of artists.
He studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris. Rochard is best-known for his sleek, bronze, Art Deco-style sculptures of animals.
In 1938, he became a member of the Society of French Artists, winning a gold medal at the Colonial Exhibition in 1931. A number of his works were purchased by the Paris City Council and the city of New York.
Irénée Rochard died in Paris in 1984.