Louis Ernest Barrias Furniture

"Young girl from Bou-Saada" by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) A very fine bronze sculpture with a gilded patina. cast by SUSSE stamped "Copy right by Susse Frères 1893" Standing on its original natural wood base France 1893 height with the base 38,5 cm width of the base 33,5 x 33,5 cm Biography : Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905) was a French sculptor . He came from a family of artists. His father was a porcelain painter and his older brother, Felix-Joseph Barrias, a recognized painter. Louis-Ernest Barrias entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris in 1858, he abandoned painting to move towards sculpture under the direction of François Jouffroy. In 1864, he won the Prix de Rome, on the theme of "The Foundation of Marseille", and was engaged on the site of the Paris Opera house. He later produced many sculpted works, most of them in marble. In 1881, Louis-Ernest Barrias was awarded a medal of honor of the fine arts and named knight of the Legion of Honor in 1878, then promoted officer in 1881 and commander in 1900. The artist replaced Auguste Dumont at the Institute in 1884, then succeeded Jules Cavelier as a professor at the School of Fine Arts, where, among his most notable students, there were Victor Ségoffin, Charles Despiau and Paul Landowski.

Wonderful late 19th Century French bronze figure of a seductively draped female figure representing, in allegorical form, Nature revealing her secrets...

Louis Ernest Barrias (French, 1841-1905), "Nature Revealing (unveiling) Herself Before Science" cold painted, gilt and silvered bronze. Malachite jewe...

A French bronze figure of a girl playing a cello. Very rare as I have only seen one sold at Christies. Beautiful rich brown patina with amazing chiseling and detail throughout. Unfor...

A fine French statuary marble figure of a child sitting upon a cushioned pedestal playing a lute. Measures: 64cm (25") high. Very well carved, and signed in the marble by the French ...

A beautifully cast bronze having a dark brown patina of a young woman almost leaping in the air, her right foot standing on a ‘rocky outcrop’, her right arm holding a stick of some k...

Bronze sculpture with Malachite accent on a marble base by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905). 25.5" tall including marble base. Signed: E. Barrias with Susse Fes. Edts, Paris. Provena...

An exquisite early 20th century gilt bronze study of the famous composer ‘Mozart’ tuning his violin, dressed in period attire. The bronze surface with excellent hand finished detail ...

Bronze by Louis Ernest Barrias, “Little girl seated” in gold gilt bronze, original gilding. Swiss foundary Paris. Signed Bariasse, circa 1900. Measure: H 31cm, L 31cm, P 27cm.  

A French Art Nouveau gilt and patinated bronze figural sculpture by Ernest Barrias, titled “La Nature se devoilant a La Science (Nature Revealing Herself Before Science). The use of polychrome patinas and the exaggeration of the central scarab decorating the figure’s gowns exemplifies of how Art Nouveau artists experimented with different materials. Foundry, Susse Freres Editeurs Paris. Circa 1900. A similar sculpture is pictured in Majorelle, by Roselyne Bouvier, La Bibliothèque des Arts, Publishers, page 61, color plate 56, displaying an image of the grand salon of Maison d’hôtes du Champagne...

Inkwell/Encrier. La Nature se Dévoilant Devant la Science. "Nature revealing herself to science." Signed "E. Barrias" and stamped with Susse ...

Two little boys on a tortoise. Artist/ Maker: Louis Ernest Barrias. Signature/ Marks: E. Barrias. Foundry mark: F. Barbedienne. 1877. Style: Romantic. Date: 1877. ...