"phryné" Biscuit From Sèvres After Théodore Rivière

Hard porcelain statuette (biscuit) produced in 1909 by the Sèvres porcelain factory, based on the work of Théodore Rivière "Phryné" (in front of his judges) favorite mythological subject of many painters and sculptors of the 19th century. Presence on the basis of the sculptor's signature, the date of manufacture and the stamps of the factory. Copy in very good original condition. Théodore (Louis-Auguste) Rivière was born in Toulouse in 1857, a student at the School of Fine Arts in his hometown, he received a 1st prize for composition and continued his training in Paris in the workshops of Jouffroy, Falguière and Antonin Thank you. A talented sculptor, he exhibited his works at the Salon from 1876, making numerous trips abroad, he responded to important private or public commissions. He will receive numerous distinctions and will be named an officer of the Legion of Honor in 1906.