Bronze Sculpture of a Gladiator by French Sculptor Emile Guillemin, 1841-1907
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Bronze Sculpture of a Gladiator by French Sculptor Emile Guillemin, 1841-1907
About the Item
- Creator:Émile Guillemin (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 34 in (86.36 cm)Width: 10.2 in (25.91 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1841-1907
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 573741stDibs: LU840118370622
Émile Guillemin
Émile Guillemin was a celebrated 19th-century French sculptor whose Victorian-era masterpieces showed a deep love and appreciation for Asian and Middle Eastern cultures. He worked with the esteemed Barbedienne Foundry to create bronze figurative sculptures of exquisite detail. He also made statuesque bronze floor lamps and glinting silver centerpieces that retain their luster and charm to this day.
Guillemin was born in Paris in 1841. His father was sculptor Auguste Guillemin, who worked for aristocrats producing copies of ancient busts. Guillemin studied under his father and under sculptor Jean-Jules Salmson. He first exhibited his work at the Paris Salon of 1870 with two statues of Roman gladiators and continued showing his work at Paris Salons over the next three decades.
Although Guillemin was a prolific sculptor with a wide-ranging repertoire, he is most known for his Orientalist-style pieces, a term denoting the exoticization of Asian and Middle Eastern art in the West. What made Guillemin's work stand out was the great sensitivity and care he put into depicting his subjects in an accurate manner. From Japanese courtesans to Indian falconers, his subjects don accurate re-creations of the clothing, hairstyles and accouterments of their cultures.
Today, Guillemin's pieces remain in high demand. In 2008, a pair of busts he crafted in 1884, called Femme Kabyle d'Algerie and Janissaire du Sultan Mahmoud II, sold at auction for more than $1 million.
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