Maurice Guiraud-Rivière (1848-1947) was a French Art Deco sculptor, painter and draftsman. He studied at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts and was a pupil of sculptor and painter Marius Jean Antonin Mercie (1845-1916). He exhibited in Paris at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français from 1907 and at the Salon des Humoristes. And in 1914 he became a member of the Société des Artistes Français. In the 1930s, he participated in numerous exhibitions, for example in 1937 at the Exposition Internationale de Paris.

Guiraud-Rivière worked mainly in the Art Deco style and created a lot of bronze or chryselephantine (bronze and ivory) figurines. His main themes were women (including nudes, Oriental dancers), allegorical figures, animals, horse racing, sports, aviation and cars. Besides works created in bronze and ivory, he also worked with marble, terracotta and ceramic.

Most of his  bronzes were cast by the foundry Etling (founded in 1909), specializing in Art Deco sculptures. This foundry had a lot of artists as a customer including the famous Demetre Chiparus (1886-1947).