Alexandre Henri Devaulx, Centaur Nursing her Baby, French Belle Epoque, c. 1880s
By Alexandre Henri Devaulx
Located in New York, NY
Signed “A.H. Devaulx”, and marked “Susse Fes Ed.20”
Dimensions: Height 6-7/8”, width 7-7/8”, depth 4-1/4”
This wonderfully unusual desktop sculpture of gilded bronze, depicting a beautiful female-centaur breastfeeding her cub is made in a classic romantic style of the Belle Epoque era by a remarkable French sculptor, Alexandre Henri Devaulx.
Alexandre Henri Devaulx (French, 1856-1940) was the son of the noted sculptor of the Romanticism period, François Théodore Devaulx (1808–1870). Born in Paris, he studied under E. Devaulx, making his début as a sculptor at the 1876 Paris Salon with Portrait, a plaster medallion. Alexandre Henri Devaulx became a member of the Artistes Français in 1888, winning an award with merit in the same year....
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1850s French Belle Époque Antique François Théodore Devaulx Furniture