Henri Louis Levasseur Patinated Bronze Titled "Etoile du Berger, " 1853-1934

A very fine French antique patinated bronze figural group titled Pro Patria by Edouard Drouot (French, 1859-1945) late 19th century. Depicting a figure of winged Victory with a ...

Robert Graham (1938-2008) "Kim" 1984 signed: R. Graham A large patinated bronze figure of a standing nude lady on a rotating pedestal. Measures: Height 77" Width 14" Depth 14" Ex...

A fine 19th Century French Patinated Bronze Sculpture - "Gloria Patria" (Homeland Glory) by Eugene Marioton. Titled on the front of the base: Gloria Patria Signed: Marioton Dimens...

This very fine life-size patinated bronze figural torchere modeled as a classically clad female musician holding a mandolin and a torch. This symbolic representation of Music, falls within Coutan’s allegorical work. The sculpture stands on a period carved wood pedestal. Inscribed on base: Coutan, Thiébaut Frères, Fondeurs. Total Height: 101″ (259 cm) Bronze height: 67″ (170.1 cm) Pedestal Height: 34" (86.3 cm) Jules-Félix Coutan (22 September 1848 – 23 February 1939) is considered to be one of the most gifted French sculptors and designers of the 19th and early 20th centuries Coutan studied under the renowned Pierre-Jules Cavelier at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1872; after his return to Paris he executed the fountain group France Bearing the Torch of Civilization for the Exposition Universelle (1889), one of the two prominent sculptural commissions for the Exposition grounds.[1] Later he taught at the École des Beaux-Arts from 1900, where he expressed his disdain for the researches of Rodin— fumiste—[2] and the Impressionist sculptors who followed him. Coutan was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1905.[3] Coutan is best known in the United States for the sculptural group above the entrance to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. For Grand Central Terminal, Coutan was contracted to provide a quarter-size scale plaster model of the three-figure allegorical Transportation group, which he developed from 1911 through 1914. The carving was performed by the William Bradley & Son of Long Island City.[4] Among Coutan's students were Hippolyte Lefèbvre, Raymond Delamarre...

This gilt bronze French Art Nouveau figural sculpture of Loïe Fuller by Henri Levasseur features the dancer performing her famous dance of veils. Fuller stands nude, one foot in fron...

Sculpture in bronze with a medallion patina called "Muse des bois" (Muses from the woods) after Henri-Louis Levasseur. It represents a young woman dresse...

Exceptional patinated bronze sculpture depicting King Henry IV of France by sculptor François Joseph Bosio (Monaco 1768–Paris 1845) One of a Kind "Henri IV" patinated bronze sculpture, French, signed by Bosio Unique patinated bronze sculpture depicting King Henri IV of France by sculptor François Joseph Bosio (Monaco 1768–Paris 1845). The sculpture represents King Henri IV as a child, wearing period clothing with a ruff around his neck. He carries the royal sword...

"Legend Of The Ruins" Egyptomania Bronze Bas-Relief by Henri Levasseur. Sphinx profile and half-naked woman draped signed Henri Levasseur (1853-1934).