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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze "Bust of a Lady" by Ernest Barrias

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A stunning late 19th Century French Art Nouveau bronze bust of a classically beautiful woman, wearing a low cut dress, raised on an integral base. This study with attractive rich brown patina and very fine hand finished surface detail, signed E.Barrias and engraved with the Susses Frères Foundry mark ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 21 cm Width: 10 cm Depth: 8 cm Circa: 1900 Condition: Excellent original condition Foundry: Susse Frères Paris Materials: Bronze SKU: 9513 ABOUT Louis Ernest Barrias (French, 1841 ~ 1905) was born in Paris into a family of artists. His father was a porcelain-painter, and his older brother Félix-Joseph Barrias a well-known painter. Louis Barrias also started out as a painter, studying under Léon Cogniet, but later took up sculpture with Pierre-Jules Cavelier as teacher. In 1858 he was admitted to the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where his teacher was François Jouffroy. In 1865 Barrias won the Prix de Rome for study at the French Academy in Rome. Barrias was involved in the decoration of the Paris Opéra and the Hôtel de la Païva in the Champs-Élysées. His work was mostly in marble, in a Romantic realist style indebted to Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. In 1878 he was made a knight of the Legion of Honour, an officer in 1881, and a commander in 1900. Barrias replaced Dumont at the Institut de France in 1884 then succeeded Cavelier as professor at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1900-03 he served on the Council for the National Museums. Among his students were Josep Clarà, Charles Despiau, Henri Bouchard, and Victor Segoffin. Louis Barrias was very influenced by the Art Nouveau style, which was prominent in art during the fin-de-sidle in France. The voluptuous women figures used in many of his sculptures are a product of this time and style. Nature and the erotic was, also, used often in this type style of art, which is seen in many of Barrias’s works including, “Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science.” This piece was made in 1899, when this style was popular.
  • Creator:
    Louis Ernest Barrias (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.27 in (21 cm)Diameter: 3.94 in (10 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast,Patinated
  • Place of Origin:
    France
  • Period:
    Early 20th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1900
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 95131stDibs: LU3216349193192