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Style: French School
Victoire
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Jacques COQUILLAY (né en 1935)
Victoire
Original bronze
Size : 105 x 22 x 20 cm
Copy No. 1/8
Signature and numbered on the base.
Original bronze m...
Category
Early 2000s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marie
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Jacques COQUILLAY (né en 1935)
Marie
Original bronze
Size : 56x39x17cm
Copy No. 4/8
Signature and numbered on the base.
Original bronze made with ...
Category
Early 2000s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Turkish Horse
Located in PARIS, FR
Turkish Horse
by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875)
"Cheval turc, antérieur gauche levé, terrasse carrée"
Bronze with a nuanced dark green patina
signed "Barye" on the base
cast by "F....
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
David
Located in PARIS, FR
Antonin MERCIE (1845-1916)
David
A rare bronze with a nuanced brown patina
signed on the base "A. Mercié"
cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (with "réduction breveté Collas" stamp)
Fra...
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of bookends with Elephants
By Ary Bitter
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of bookends with Elephants
by Ary BITTER (1883-1973)
A very fine pair of bronze sculptures with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed " Ary Bitter Sclp " on an original plaque on ...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Purity
Located in PARIS, FR
"Purity"
also known as "Bust of a young girl"
by Joseph BERNARD (1866-1931)
Bust in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed “ J Bernard ” and marked “ N 3 ”
Sand cast
Cast by...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Equestrian Joan of Arc
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian Joan of Arc
by Emmanuel FREMIET (1824-1910)
A very fine bronze equestrian sculpture with a dual nuanced brown and gilded patina
signed "E. Fremiet" on the base
Old editi...
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important pocket-tray with sea gods
Located in PARIS, FR
Important pocket-tray with sea gods
by Gustave MICHEL (1851-1924)
A very fine bronze group with a gilded patina
signed on the side of the base "G. Michel"
cast by "Siot-Decauville ...
Category
1890s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Prince Impérial
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Prince Impérial
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (1856-1879), son of Emperor Napoléon III
by Prosper D'EPINAY (1836-1914)
A rare and very fine portrait sculpted in white Carrara...
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
dopo Pierre-Philippe Thomire Coppia di Sculture in Bronzo stile Impero XIX
Located in Pistoia, IT
Nel gusto di Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843). Coppia di sculture in stile Impero - Retour d'Egypte. Bronzo patinato su base in marmo blu turchino. Epoca XIX secolo.
Questa coppi...
Category
19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Walking Deer N.2
Located in PARIS, FR
Walking deer N.2
by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875)
Bronze with a dark greenish brown patina
signed on the base "Barye"
old cast probably by Brame
France
circa 1880
height 16,4 cm...
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cormorant
Located in PARIS, FR
Cormorant
by Auguste TREMONT (1892-1980)
Rare bronze with a black patina
signed at the bottom of the base "A. Tremont"
old cast by "C. Valsuani, cire perdue" (with the foundry stamp...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ducks
Located in PARIS, FR
Ducks
by Josette HEBERT-COEFFIN (1906-1973)
Sculpture made in stone
signed on the base "J. H. Coëffin"
France
circa 1930
height 10 cm
width 16,5 cm
depth 14,1 cm
Biography :
Jose...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
The Comedy
Located in PARIS, FR
Pierre-Marie POISSON (1876-1953)
The Comedy
Bronze sculpture with black patina
signed on the base "P. Poisson"
Cast by Valsuani (with the foundry stamp)
Raised on a stone base
Fra...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tusey Foundry, "Polyhymnia," Imposing Cast Iron Sculpture 19th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Impressive cast iron sculpture titled "Polymnie," Tusey Foundry, late 19th century.
In modern times Tusey, a village in the Meuse, was best known for its renowned foundry. The found...
Category
1890s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Portrait of Albert Dubarry
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Albert Dubarry
by Léon-Ernest DRIVIER (1878-1951)
Bronze with a nuanced greenish dark brown patina
signed "Drivier"
cast by "Montagutelli, Paris, cire perdue" (with the ...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Candlesticks
Located in PARIS, FR
Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875)
Pair of Candlesticks
Pair of neo-Greek candlesticks
Bronze with a dark patina
signed on the underside "Barye"
Old cast
France
circa 1890
height 27 c...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Young woman seated with drapery
Located in PARIS, FR
Young woman seated with drapery
by Pierre-Marie POISSON (1876-1953)
Bronze sculpture with nuanced green patina
signed on the base "P. Poisson"
old cast
France
circa 1935-40
height 21,5 cm
length 24,5 cm
depth 11 cm
Biography :
Pierre-Marie Poisson (1876-1953) was a French sculptor and medalist. He studied sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse from 1893 to 1896, where he trained in plaster works. He completed this teaching in the Barrias studio in Paris. He began to exhibit his works in 1899 at the Society of French Artists and in 1907 obtained a medal of honor at the Salon as well as an allowance to reside at the villa Abd-el-Tif in Algiers where he designed and produced the decorations. He returned there regularly until 1914. After the Great War, Poisson collaborated with the Compagnie des Arts Français with Süe and Mare.
In 1922 the city of Niort commissioned Poisson a war memorial located on the esplanade of the keep. Poisson created the monument to the dead in Le Havre in 1925, considered his masterpiece. He participated in various decorative works : lounge of the Paquebot...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Kiss
Located in PARIS, FR
The Kiss
also named "Nymph and Faun"
by Jules DALOU (1838-1902)
A bronze group with a black patina
Signé "Dalou"
A very fine cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with the foundry stamp)
The ca...
Category
Early 1900s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Torso of a Woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Torso of a Woman
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Avery fine nuanced brown chamotte sandstone sculpture
raised on a dark grey marble base
signed on the arm with the monogram "MG" for Marcel Gimond
inscribed with the monogram "GS" for Georges Serré
stamped by the galerie Rouard
France
1927
total height 50 cm
width 20,5 cm
depth 20 cm
After a model by Marcel Gimond, this bust was made in 1927 by Georges Serré at the Manufacture de Sèvres, sold exclusively by the Rouard Gallery, and exhibited the same year at the Paris Fall Fair (Salon d'Automne).
Reproduced in "Sculpteurs nouveaux, Marcel Gimond", Paul Fierens, Nrf, 1930, cover.
Biographies :
Marcel Gimond (1894-1961) was a French sculptor. He studied in Lyon, then at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon where he graduated in 1917. Finally he arrived in Paris the same year and settled in Marly-Le-Roi. Student of Aristide Maillol, he also met Raoul Dufy and Auguste Renoir. Gimond worked with Maillol until 1920, and left him to settle in Paris and regain his independence. He then moved into Renoir's former studio, made available by Jean Renoir. He exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne in 1922. In 1940, Gimond left Paris to settle in the South zone, in Lyon, then in Aix en Provence; He spent his summers at Saint-Félicien, at the house of poet Charles Forot.
At the Liberation, in 1944, he returned to Paris and his workshop rue Ordener, he left only a few months before his death. From 1946 to 1960, he directed a workshop at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Marcel Gimond was known for his busts of political and artistic personalities. He also owed two bas-reliefs located in the lobby of the newspaper "L'Humanité", in tribute to Marcel Cachin and Gabriel Péri.
Georges Serré (1889-1956) was a French ceramist. He worked at the Sèvres factory until 1914, when he was mobilized to go to war. He then went to Indochina where he taught ceramics at the art school of Bien-hoa for five years. On his return to France, he moved to Sèvres, rue Brongniart, but encountered difficulties in producing his works, until the intervention of the ceramist Emile Decoeur who obtained him help to build an oven for firing his ceramics. It was Georges Rouard and his gallery located on avenue de l'Opéra in Paris, who had noticed him at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925, which presented him during his "exhibitions of contemporary French artisans".
Georges Serré's taste for these sandstones came to him, among other things, from Khmer sculptures...
Category
1920s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Portrait of Suzanne Vérité
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Suzanne Vérité
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced green patina
signed on the neck "M. Gimond"
cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundr...
Category
1940s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Pierre Vérité
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of Pierre Vérité
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina
signed on the neck "M. Gimond"
cast by "Bisceglia, cire perdue" (with the foundry st...
Category
1940s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of a Man
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of a Man
by Marcel GIMOND (1894-1961)
Bronze with a very nuanced dark brown patina
signed on the neck with the monogram "MG"
period cast by "Meroni Radice, cire perdue, Par...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A 19th century French animalier bronze of a greyhound
By Joseph Francois Victor Chemin
Located in Bath, Somerset
A late 19th century bronze figure of a greyhound, his front leg raised and head turned backwards as he grooms his coat. A finely detailed figure with a dark brown patina, mounted on ...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of monkey candelabras
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of monkey candelabras
by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864)
Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina
signed "Fratin" on the foot
old period cas...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lady with caskets
Located in PARIS, FR
Lady with caskets
by Léo LAPORTE-BLAIRSY (1865-1923)
Bronze a nuanced brown patina
signed on the side of the base "Léo Laporte-Blairsy"
old cast
Stamped with a number "60765 / 6"
F...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pheasant
Located in PARIS, FR
Pheasant
by François Pompon (1855-1933)
Exceptional bronze with old gilded patina
Cast by Valsuani
Period cast
France
circa 1930
height 8,2 cm
length 14,2 cm
width 3,6 cm
A similar model is represented in "Pompon, Catalog raisonné", Editions Gallimard, RMN, 1995, page 202, n°95B.
Biography:
François Pompon (1855-1933) is known for his animal sculptures whose innovative style is characterized by the simplification of shapes and polished surfaces. Pompon entered as an apprentice in the workshop of his father, Alban Pompon (1823-1907) who was a "compagnon du devoir" of the carpenter-cabinetmakers. Thanks to a scholarship obtained by the parish priest, he left in 1870 for Dijon where he became an apprentice stonemason with a marble worker. He attended evening classes at the School of Fine Arts in Dijon, first in architecture and engraving with Célestin Nanteuil, then in sculpture with François Dameron (1835-1900).
After a short stint in the army in 1875, Pompon arrived in Paris where he became a marble worker in a funeral business near the Montparnasse cemetery. He attended evening classes at the Petite École, the future National School of Decorative Arts. His teachers were the sculptors Aimé Millet (1819-1891) and Pierre Louis Rouillard (1820-1881), also professor of anatomy, who showed him the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes.
In 1890, François Pompon entered the studio of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), where he worked as a practitioner at the marble depot, rue de l'Université. He quickly gained the master's confidence since he ran the workshop in 1893. His role then was to pass on the accounts, pay for the marbles and supervise the work. It is in this same workshop that he met Ernest Nivet and Camille Claudel. He worked for a long time as a practitioner for other sculptors such as Jean Dampt...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Woman taking off her shirt
Located in PARIS, FR
Woman taking off her shirt
by James PRADIER (1790-1852)
Bronze with a nuanced brown patina
cast by SOYER and INGE
France
circa 1850
height 28,5 cm
Biography :
Jean-Jacques Pradier...
Category
1850s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Centaur
Located in PARIS, FR
"Centaur"
by Laurent Belloni (born 1969)
Bronze cast with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed "Belloni" on the base
Foundry mark "Susse fondeur Paris"
numbered 1/1
France
circa 1996...
Category
1990s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man's head
Located in PARIS, FR
Laurent Belloni (né En 1969)
Man's head
Bronze cast with a nuanced black patina
Signed "Belloni" on the foot
Foundry mark "Susse fondeur Paris"
numbered 1/8
France
around 1996
hei...
Category
1990s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Equestrian Joan of Arc
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian Joan of Arc
by Emmanuel FREMIET (1824-1910)
A very fine bronze equestrian group with a delicate and nuanced brown patina
signed "E. Fremiet" on the base
cast by "F. Barb...
Category
1880s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Man's head wearing glasses
Located in PARIS, FR
Man's head wearing glasses
by Laurent Belloni (né En 1969)
Bronze cast with a nuanced black patina
Signed "Belloni" on the base
Foundry mark "Susse fondeur Paris", and foundry stam...
Category
1990s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tiger and Lion walking
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare pair of "Tiger and Lion walking"
by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875)
A very fine pair of bronze sculptures with a nuanced brown patina
each signed "Barye" on the base
cast by "F...
Category
1870s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vertical Position N.1
Located in PARIS, FR
" Vertical Position N.1 "
by Laurent Belloni (né En 1969)
Bronze cast with a nuanced black patina
Signed "Belloni" on the base
Foundry mark "Susse fondeur Paris", and foundry stamp...
Category
1990s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unknown woman
Located in Täby, SE
Inspired by the head of Apollo by Antoine Bourdelle. A woman with strong firm but still vulnerable expresson.
Category
1980s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ape riding on a Gnu
Located in PARIS, FR
Ape riding on a Gnu
by Antoine-Louis BARYE (1796-1875)
A bronze group with a nuanced dark green patina
signed "Barye" on the base
Old cast probably by Brame
France
circa 1890
heig...
Category
1890s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Statue on Column Diana the Huntress 1838
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & large (34" tall) antique French gilt-bronze on marble column of Diana, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) after a statue by Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), the bronz...
Category
1830s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
The Spring
Located in PARIS, FR
The Spring
by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887)
Sculpture made in white Carrara marble
signed on the base "A. Carrier-Belleuse"
France
circa 1870
height 76,5 cm
width 30 cm
depth 24 cm
Biography :
Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date.
In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer.
Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church.
Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart, Shakespeare or even Mozart.
Carrier-Belleuse used and trained in his workshop in the rue de la Tour d´Auvergne many young talented artists such as Alexandre Falguière, Jules Desbois, Eugène Delaplanche, Jules Dalou or Joseph Chéret; but he was best known for having been the master of Auguste Rodin who entered his studio as a practitioner in 1864.
Carrier-Belleuse devoted himself a lot to decorative sculpture. He contributed to the decorations of many important buildings. We owe him in particular the caryatids of the Renaissance theater in Paris, the pediment of the main entrance to the Banque de France, the stucco ceilings of the Lesdiguières and La Trémoïlle pavilions at the Louvre Palace, the frieze of the Palais de la Bourse in Brussels, or the decoration of the Hôtel de la Païva on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. He also received State commissions for monuments: that of Jean-Jacques Rousseau in Montmorency, of Alexandre Dumas, in Villers-Cotterêts, of Masséna in Nice. Abroad, he produced the equestrian statue of Michael the brave in Bucharest and the tomb of José de San Martín in Buenos Aires.
In 1873, Carrier-Belleuse took part in the construction of the Paris Opera house, directed by his friend Charles Garnier. He created the two monumental torchieres...
Category
1870s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Female torso
Located in Täby, SE
This female torso represents the young woman's strength and vulnerability. It´s was conceived in the 70ths and is signed with the artists initials on a thumbprint.
Gunnar Knut Nilsson, born 1904 in Karlskrona, died 1995 in Versailles in France, was a Swedish sculptor. Gunnar Nilsson studied watercolor painting and modeling at the Technical Vocational School in Karlskrona in 1918-19 and on his own in addition to working as a clerk at Finspångs Metallwerk. His debut exhibition was in Finspång in 1927. With the help of a local fundraiser, and after the encouragement of Carl Eldh, he traveled to Paris in 1928 to study sculpture for, among others, Charles Despiau and Paul Niclausse. In Paris he socialized with Bror Hjorth, whose former studio he also rented, Carl Frisendahl and Alberto Giacometti. He came to belong to "Le groupe des Neuf'' with Paul Cornet...
Category
1950s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Elephant trotting
Located in PARIS, FR
Elephant trotting
by Roger GODCHAUX (1878-1958)
Rare sculpture in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina
Signed " Roger Godchaux " on the base
Artist's cast, with no foundry mark
France
circa 1930
height 15 cm
length : 25 cm
Biography :
Roger Godchaux (1878-1958) was a French painter, drawer and animal sculptor. If all domestic and wild bestiary was part of his artistic universe, wild beasts and elephants having been his favorite subjects. As a figurative sculptor, he represented the animal without artifice, in his attitudes of everyday life. From Vendôme Godchaux joined Paris, where he prepared in 1894 admission to the School of Fine Arts. He soon turned to animal art. He became a pupil of Jules Adler...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Horse training with its stable lad
Located in PARIS, FR
Horse training with its stable lad
by Arthur Marie Gabriel comte du Passage (1838-1909)
A bronze group with nuanced dark brown patina
Signed on the base " Cte du Passage "
Period ca...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lion and snake
Located in PARIS, FR
Lion and snake n°3
by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark greenish brown patina
signed "Barye" on the base
old edition cast – probably from the Bary...
Category
1860s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Foal
Located in PARIS, FR
Foal
by Berthe MARTINIE (1883-1958)
Sculpture in bronze with a black patina
Signed twice " Martinie " on the base
With the foundry stamp " Valsuani "
France
circa 1935
height 21,2 ...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Purebred "Coyote"
Located in PARIS, FR
Purebred named "Coyote"
by Georges MALISSARD (1877-1942)
Horse bronze sculpture with a dark brown patina
old cast
Signed on the base " G. Malissard "
And titled " Coyote "
France
E...
Category
Early 20th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Young woman wearing a shawl
Located in PARIS, FR
Bust of a young woman wearing a shawl
by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887)
Terracotta bust
Raised on a in blackened wood pedestal
signed "A. Carrier "
France
circa 1860
total height 41 cm
width 24 cm
depth 17 cm
Biography :
Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date.
In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer.
Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church.
Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart...
Category
1860s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Reclining Doe
Located in PARIS, FR
Reclining Doe
by Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875)
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina
signed "Barye" on the base
old edition cast – probably from the Barye's workshop (...
Category
1860s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bear Bagpiper
Located in PARIS, FR
Bear Bagpiper
by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864)
Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina
Signed on the base "Fratin"
Old edition cast
France
mid-19th century
height 10,5 cm
Biography
...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Parrotlet
Located in PARIS, FR
Parrotlet
by Armand PETERSEN (1891-1969) & SEVRES Manufacture
Sculpture in white paste porcelain
Signed « A. Petersen »
Old edition artwork. Stamped by the porcelain manufacture of ...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French bulldog
Located in PARIS, FR
Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884-1916)
French bulldog
also known as The Dog of Teresa Lorioli (mother of the artist)
Small size
Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced black patina.
Signed on the base "R.Bugatti"
A lost wax cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with founder stamp) and numbered "11"
Model created in 1905
Cast before 1934
Edition of 50 copies
height 13,5 cm
length of the base 13,2 cm
depth of the base 8,4 cm
A similar copy acquired in 1906 directly from the artist and numbered "35" is now part of the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin (inv. BI 251).
Bibliography :
- Mary Harvey, The Bronzes of...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Self-portrait
Located in PARIS, FR
Self-portrait
"Fratin by himself"
by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864)
Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina
Signed on the base "Fratin"
Raised on a wooden base, with an old collector s...
Category
1840s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bear Dentist
Located in PARIS, FR
Bear Dentist
by Christophe FRATIN (1801-1864)
Bronze with nuanced old gilt-light brown patina
Signed on the base "Fratin"
Old edition cast
France
mid-19th century
height 15 cm
A s...
Category
Mid-19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of bookends with Elephants
By Ary Bitter
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of bookends with Elephants
by Ary BITTER (1883-1973)
A very fine pair of bronze sculptures with old gilded nuanced dark brown patina
Signed " Ary Bitter Sclp " on an original plaque
Old cast by Susse Frères
Raised on wooden bases
France
Circa 1935
total height for one: 27,5 cm
total height for the other: 17 cm
Biography:
Ary Jean Léon...
Category
1930s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Snake Charmer
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina
signed on the base "A. Carrier"
inscribed on a front plaque "Charmeuse de Serpents par Carrier-Belleuse"
France
circa 1860
height 80,5 cm
Biography :
Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date.
In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer.
Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church.
Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart, Shakespeare or even Mozart.
Carrier-Belleuse used and trained in his workshop in the rue de la Tour d´Auvergne many young talented artists such as Alexandre Falguière, Jules Desbois...
Category
1860s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Accolade
Located in PARIS, FR
" Accolade "
Group of Arabian horses
by Pierre-Jules Mêne (1810-1879)
Bronze group with dark brown patina
old cast
France
late 19th century
height : 32,8 cm
length of the base : 53...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Winged Victory
Located in PARIS, FR
Sculpture in bronze with a nuanced greenish brown patina
Signed " F. Sicard " on the base
With the foundry stamp " Fumière et Cie Sucrs, Thiébaut Fres, Paris "
Stands on its original green marble base
With a dedication to the wellknown French chef Edouard Nignon : "A Mr Nignon, ses fournisseurs. En souvenir de son élévation au grade de Chevalier dans la Légion d'Honneur. Paris le 7 mai 1921"
France
cast around 1920
height 100 cm
Biography :
François-Léon Sicard (1862-1934), known as François Sicard, was a French sculptor. Originally from Tours, he obtained a municipal grant to study at the Fine arts Schoool in Paris. He learned sculpture there under the direction of Jules Cavelier and Louis-Ernest Barrias and became a laureate of the Prix de Rome in 1891. As a resident of the Villa Medici in Rome from 1892 to 1895, he befriended Adolphe Déchenaud who painted his portrait.
His career earned him numerous public and private commissions and Sicard received various awards at fairs and exhibitions, including the medal of honor at the 1900 World's Fair and the medal of honor at the 1905 Salon.
Having become a professor at the School of Fine Arts in Paris, François Sicard was elected member of the Institute in 1924 and president of the Fine arts Academy in 1930. He was the appointed sculptor of Georges Clemenceau, of whom he sculpted the bust, the group statue of Sainte-Hermine, and which commanded him the Minerva in blond Egyptian stone...
Category
1910s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diana with an arrow
Located in PARIS, FR
Diana with an arrow
by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887)
Bronze sculpture with a dual light and dark brown patina
signed on the base "Carrier-Belleuse"
inscribed on a front plaque "Diane à la Flèche par Carrier-Belleuse (Sculptr)"
France
circa 1870
height 83 cm
arrow added probably in the 20th c.
Biography :
Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse known as Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was one of the most prolific artists of the century and had the greatest successes under the Second Empire, enjoying the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Renaissance and that of the 18th century, which he helped to bring up to date.
In 1837, the young Carrier-Belleuse apprenticed in the workshop of the engraver Bauchery. He was admitted soon after to the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier. Through François Arago, he met the sculptor David d'Angers who facilitated his admission to the School of Fine Arts. Carrier-Belleuse entered it in 1840. Noted for his skill by the great bronze companies in Paris such as Barbedienne and Denière, he soon received numerous orders for models for candelabras, pendulums, fittings for fireplaces, etc. In 1848, probably at the initiative of François Arago, who became head of state, he received his first public order for a small statue of "Mademoiselle Rachel singing La Marseillaise". In 1851, he appeared for the first time at the Salon of French Artists, where he presented two bronze medallions. From 1851 to 1855, Carrier-Belleuse stayed in England, in Stoke-on-Trent where he served as director of the modeling and drawing school of the Minton house, a large porcelain manufacturer.
Back in France, Carrier-Belleuse moved to Paris in a large workshop located 15 rue de la Tour d´Auvergne. From 1857, he made regular sendings to the Salon and became famous thanks to the success of large marbles, such as the "Bacchante" exhibited at the Salon in 1863, and acquired by Napoleon III, "Angelica" (1866) or even "Hebe asleep" (1869). At the Salon of 1867, his group entitled "Messiah" earned him the medal of honor of sculpture. It was acquired by the State to adorn the Chapel of the Virgin in the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church.
Carrier-Belleuse acquired a great reputation in parallel for his terracotta busts which, in many respects, recall those of 18th century artists. He made portraits of a large number of celebrities of his time. He produced, among others, the busts of Napoleon III, Renan, Thiers, Grévy, Arago, Marguerite Bellanger, Théophile Gautier, Honoré Daumier, Delacroix, Hortense Schneider, Réjane… He also modelled numerous busts of mythological inspiration and historical and artistic portraits like Marie Stuart, Shakespeare or even Mozart.
Carrier-Belleuse used and trained in his workshop in the rue de la Tour d´Auvergne many young talented artists such as Alexandre Falguière, Jules Desbois...
Category
1870s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bather
Located in PARIS, FR
Bather
by Etienne Hachenburger (19th-20th C.)
Sculpture in white Carrara marble
Signed on the side of the base "E. Hachenburger"
A simiilar model was exhibited at the Paris Salon oh...
Category
Early 1900s French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Horse training with its stable lad
Located in PARIS, FR
(after) Arthur Marie Gabriel comte du Passage (1838-1909)
Horse training with its stable lad
A rare large bronze group with nuanced dark brown patina
circa 1896
signed on the base "...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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