Brosseau Portrait Of Old Man - Sculptor Martinique - Salon Of 1913
Jean Baptiste Brosseau. Portrait of old man.
Terracotta and plaster sculpture. Nice patina, small dirt, very small cracks and losses in places. Signed at the bottom of the bust and on the right side. cm
Jean-Baptiste BROSSEAU, is a 19th century Martinican sculptor born in Saint-Pierre in 1840. He was a student of the famous sculptor Jules Jacques Labatut and worked in Paris on rue Lauriston in the 16th arrondissement. This work was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1913 as evidenced by the old label on the back (see photo). We clearly find its trace in the salon catalog, Explanation of works of painting, sculpture, architecture, engraving, and lithography of living artists exhibited at the Palais des Champs-Elysées, Society of French Artists, 1913 (1914), p. 292, n°3244. It is mentioned as being the “portrait of Mr. B…”
Superb sculpture. Very good state.
Terracotta and plaster sculpture. Nice patina, small dirt, very small cracks and losses in places. Signed at the bottom of the bust and on the right side. cm
Jean-Baptiste BROSSEAU, is a 19th century Martinican sculptor born in Saint-Pierre in 1840. He was a student of the famous sculptor Jules Jacques Labatut and worked in Paris on rue Lauriston in the 16th arrondissement. This work was exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1913 as evidenced by the old label on the back (see photo). We clearly find its trace in the salon catalog, Explanation of works of painting, sculpture, architecture, engraving, and lithography of living artists exhibited at the Palais des Champs-Elysées, Society of French Artists, 1913 (1914), p. 292, n°3244. It is mentioned as being the “portrait of Mr. B…”
Superb sculpture. Very good state.
800 €
Period: 20th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Excellent condition
Material: Plaster
Reference (ID): 1321210
Availability: In stock
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