Paul Richer, Weightlifter, French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1900

View Similar Items

Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture Nude Snake Charmer, Germany Ca. 1900

French Art Nouveau Wax Young Girl Bust Sculpture, ca.1900

French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture

Art Nouveau Porcellain Vase with Neptun Sculpture, ca. 1900

Sculpture, 1900, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, France

Paul Philippe, 'Irony’, French Art Deco Gilt Bronze & Marble Sculpture, ca. 1925

Bronze Art Nouveau Sculpture

French Art Nouveau, Female Bust, Gilt Bronze, 1900s

1900s French Art Nouveau Bronze Fire Tong Sculpture by Henri Louis Levasseur

Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture

Art Nouveau Large Bronze Sculpture Daphne by Jules Dercheu, France, circa 1900

Paul Loiseau-Rousseau, French Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Jug, Ca. 1900

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 10

Paul Richer, Weightlifter, French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1900

About the Item

Cast of richly-patinated dark chocolate brown bronze and signed by the artist "Paul Richer", this athletic sculpture depicts a weightlifter lifting a heavy weight in his outstretched arm, and draws audience attention not only by its ideal anatomical proportions and perfection of the male body, but also by the unusual rendering: the figure of an athlete is in a moving state with respect to the base, and the outstretched arm is visibly connected to the forearm by a detachable stud in the biceps area. The reason being that it is a prototype, or the very first sculpture, made specifically for its further replication by a foundry. Paul Marie Louis Pierre Richer (1849-1933) Paul Richer was a French anatomist, physiologist, anatomical artist and sculptor. He was professor of artistic anatomy at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, beginning in 1903. Richer worked with Jean-Martin Charcot at the Salpêtrière, and from 1882-1896 was chief of the Salpêtrière Hospital laboratory. His medical research, done in collaboration with Charcot, was primarily in hysteria and epilepsy but, most importantly, he also studied the relationship between medicine and art. Richer was a professor of artistic anatomy at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, as well as a member of the Academie Nationale de Medicine (French Society for the History of Medicine) since 1898, and the president of which he became in 1907. The importance of his role as a teacher of many notable painters and sculptors in the 19th century Parisian art scene is difficult to overestimate. He also produced several sculptures that can be found in museums throughout Europe, including the Musee d'Orsay in Pasris. Paul Richer was also a prolific author in medicine, producing in his lifetime over 15 medical books with own outstanding illustrations.

Creator:
Paul Richer (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)Width: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Depth: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
Style:
Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Patinated
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1890-1899
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1895
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU281938019533