Max Blondat, born on September 30, 1872 in Crain and died on November 17, 1925 in the 8th district of Paris, is a French sculptor emblematic of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles.

Maximilien Blondat was the son of a cooper. Encouraged by the village teacher who recognized his gifts for drawing and modeling, he was apprenticed to an ornamental sculptor in 1886 and never stopped working on sculpture in several fields and different materials. He arrived in Paris and began his studies in 1889 at the Germain-Pilon School. In 1890, he exhibited at the Salon des artistes français for the first time and presented a plaster medallion, then he perfected his skills in Mathurin Moreau's studio. In 1892, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, signing his first works under his mother's name "Henry".

He worked with wood, stone, clay, glass, bronze, and excelled in the decorative arts with the reduction of his sculptures or the creation of small utilitarian objects: car radiator caps, knockers, clocks, ashtrays, salt and pepper shakers, etc. He also made ceramics with Edmond Lachenal at the Manufacture de Sèvres and ironworks with Edgar Brandt. His bronzes are published by the Siot-Decauville foundry and the Valsuani foundry. He also created jewelry for Chambon and Hermès. In 1906, he was one of the founding members of the Société des arts décoratifs français.