BARRIAS, Louis-Ernest (1841 Paris - 1905 Paris), BARRIAS, Louis-Ernest

(1841 Paris - 1905 Paris)BARRIAS,(1841 Paris - 1905 Paris)Louis-Ernest(1841 Paris - 1905 Paris)Mother with ChildPatinated bronze, green marble base. Signed "Barrias," numbered "1216." 49 x 34 x 19.5 cm. 17.55 kg.Slight signs of age and wear; patina partially worn away; marble base minimally chipped.A seated woman in traditional, rural clothing, tilting her head to the side to receive a kiss on the cheek from her small, naked so.Slight signs of age and wear; patina partially worn away; marble base minimally chipped.Louis-Ernest Barrias: French sculptor, student of Léon Cogniet; beginning in 1854, first as an apprentice in Pierre-Jules Cavelier’s studio, then from 1857 in François Jouffroy’s studio; elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1884 and appointed a lecturer at the École de Beaux-Arts, in 1894 he became head of the master’s studio for sculpture at the Académie des Beaux-Arts and in 1897 vice president of the Institut de France.Provenance: Peter Kaus museum collection.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

Estimate:£221.58

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