Neapolitan Singer - Charles Cumberworth - Bronze Sculpture - H43
Artist: Charles Cumberworth (1811-1852)
Charles CUMBERWORTH (1811-1852).
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced brown patina.
Neapolitan mandolin player.
Paris, circa 1845.
Signed "Cumberworth" in cursive letters on the side of the terrace.
Height: 43 cm
Bibliography:
- "Bénézit 1976 T. 3"
- "Dictionary of sculptors of the French School in the 19th century" Stanislas Lami Paris 1914
Charles Cumberworth (1811-1852), son of an officer in the English army and a French woman who settled with him in Paris. A student in 1829 of James Pradier (1790-1852) at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he exhibited from 1833 to 1848 at the Paris Salon, most often allegorical statues of very classical style.
Prix de Rome in 1842.
His most famous sculptures are "Self-Love" (Museum of Fine Arts, La Rochelle), "Lesbia and her Sparrow" (Paris, Louvre Museum) and "Paul and Virginie" (1851).
Bronze sculpture with a nuanced brown patina.
Neapolitan mandolin player.
Paris, circa 1845.
Signed "Cumberworth" in cursive letters on the side of the terrace.
Height: 43 cm
Bibliography:
- "Bénézit 1976 T. 3"
- "Dictionary of sculptors of the French School in the 19th century" Stanislas Lami Paris 1914
Charles Cumberworth (1811-1852), son of an officer in the English army and a French woman who settled with him in Paris. A student in 1829 of James Pradier (1790-1852) at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he exhibited from 1833 to 1848 at the Paris Salon, most often allegorical statues of very classical style.
Prix de Rome in 1842.
His most famous sculptures are "Self-Love" (Museum of Fine Arts, La Rochelle), "Lesbia and her Sparrow" (Paris, Louvre Museum) and "Paul and Virginie" (1851).
2 800 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Louis Philippe, Charles 10th
Condition: Good condition
Material: Bronze
Height: 43
Reference (ID): 1477464
Availability: In stock
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