Dürer and Rembrandt, Pair of Bronze Sculptures by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

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Pair of bronze sculptures with nuanced patina representing great artistic figures, Albrecht Dürer (German designer, engraver and painter) and Van Rijn Rembrandt (Dutch painter) Respectively, they have an inordinate amount of detail, the hands are finely crafted, the faces are crisp and in motion, the clothes are executed with the utmost realism. Rembrandt is titled on his artist portfolio, sketchbook under his arm, palette and brush on the floor, he is signed in the naturalist base "A.Carrier", the figure of Dürer is titled on his drawing book and signed also in the naturalistic basis "A.Carrier". Slight wear to the patina in some places. Literary reference: The 19th century bronzes Pierre Kjellberg cf. p. 189 to 192 Distinctions: Carrier-Belleuse (1824-1887) was part of the committee of the National Society of Fine Arts from 1861. Knight of the Order of Leopold in 1869, Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1885. Dimensions: Dürer Height 16.92 in Diameter 9.84 in Rembrandt Height 17.71 in Diameter 8.46 in About the artist: Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (Aisne, June 12, 1824 - Sèvres, June 4, 1887) He has been nicknamed "the 19th century Clodion", but this comparison with the well-known sculptor was not a compliment for everyone. After his centerpiece made for the Païva in 1867, the brothers Goncourt called him "the shoddy worker of the 19th century", "the Claudion imitator". Let us look into it. As a child Carrier-Belleuse came to Paris and at the age of thirteen began apprentice of a chaser called Bauchery. He then worked with the goldsmith Fauconnier and the brothers Fannières (goldsmiths too.). In 1840 thanks to David d'Angers' support, he entered the School of the Beaux-Arts but the official education didn't suit him very well. He was more interested into decorative art, followed classes of the Petite Ecole and began to exhibit at the Salon in 1850 with two bronze medallions. In 1851, he was hired by the English manufacture of Porcelain Minton China Work in Staffordshire. There he created models and runned a drawing school until 1855. Back in Paris he came back at the Salon in 1857. His popularity was growing rapidly. He worked in Paris for the Saint Augustin Church, the Tuileries, the Louvre museum, the City Hall, the Opera, the French Theater; the bankruptcy court, the Vichy casino... He also sculpted the graceful caryatids on the Bank of France's front, the Masséna statue in Nice, the Dumas senior statue in Villiers-Cotterêts, the General San Martino statue in Buenos Aires' cathedral. Exceptionally productive - "almost a sculpting machine" as Edouard Lockroy in the journal "The Artist" in 1865- he is also the maker of lots of busts, small groups, statuettes, historical or contemporary figures, nudes, allegories, genre sculptures and ornaments, candelabras, vases, pieces of furniture which were for all of them very sought-for under the French Second Empire. Paul Mantz wrote that Carrier had been for a long time the tireless craftsman of the smiling elegances and colorful graces. He is thus considered as one of the precursor of the Art Nouveau. He held many awards and was appointed art director of the Manufacture de Sèvres. Museums Angoulème: Faun et Maenad Chambéry: The woman reader Laon: Seated Beranger Langres: The woman reader, bronze and ivory Paris, Orsay: Kind Mother, Hebe and Jupiter's eagle Reims: The Maenads Troyes: bust of Frédéric Eugène Piat and bust of A.Thiers.

Creator:
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 16.93 in (43 cm)Diameter: 9.85 in (25 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Renaissance Revival (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Cast
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1880
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Slight wear to the patina in some places.
Seller Location:
Marseille, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: Rembrandt-Dürer-Belleuse551stDibs: LU4751221085542