Substantial Bronze

Important bronze subject entitled "muse of trophies" and signed Max BOURGEOIS Salon 1897. This bronze represents a winged woman holding a palm in her right hand and a laurel wreath in her left hand. It is presented on a rotating cherry marble base. Beautiful medal patina.

This Bronze is present in the reference book of 19th century bronzes by Pierre Kjellberg on page 137.

This bronze represents an allegory of Victory (in Latin Victoria) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Nikê and personifies victory. She is most often represented by a winged goddess, dressed in a long Roman dress and bare-headed, who holds out a laurel wreath, the emblem of victory which she is supposed to offer to the victor. She can also hold a palm, the badge of the winner in sports competitions and circus games. She is also represented raising trophies, or engraving the exploits of warriors on a shield. This large bronze is as often cast in several parts and assembled before patina. Traces of assembly with the ankles are visible for the right arm and the two wings. One of the wings has play at this assembly. A game also exists at the level of the right leg and it has slightly separated from the bronze (photo). These two defects do not interfere with the readability of the work when it is presented naturally (main photo). Also note some scratches on the marble as well as a hole on the back of it (to fix the base?), the brass part under this base is poorly fixed, but this defect is also imperceptible once in place.

Dimensions total height 102 cm, bronze height alone 93 cm. Square base of 23 X 23 cm