Sculpture - The Goddess Amphitrite , Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) - Bronze

Bronze proof with double patina , gold and brown , representing the goddess "Amphitrite", by the sculptor Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) .
In Greek mythology , Amphitrite is a Nereid , daughter of Nereus and Doris , wife of Poseidon .
She is the goddess of the seas .
Among the Romans , she was assimilated to the goddess Salacie , goddess of salt water .
E.Drouot achieves a subtle balance of volumes and lines , the tight folds of the drapery highlighting the fluid and ample forms of the female body .
Sculpture titled in a cartouche placed on the front of the terrace "AMPHITRITE Par DROUOT (Salon Des Beaux-Arts)".
Signature of the sculptor "E.Drouot" , on the naturalist base .
Old edition sculpture , Art-Nouveau period , early 20th century , circa 1905 .
Very good state of conservation .

Dimensions : 55 cm x 20 cm x 17 cm

Edouard Drouot (1859-1945)

Edouard Drouot was a French artist , known for his bronze and marble sculptures , of allegorical and mythological scenes .

Born April 3 , 1859 in Sommevoire , France , he studied with Mathurin Moreau at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris and exhibited at the Salon of Paris from 1889 .
Sometimes creating animal and orientalist works , Drouot's sculptures , whether of animals or people , are characterized by a sense of movement and an expressive touch .

Today , Drouot's work can be found, among others , in the collections of the Courtauld Institute in London and the Indiana University Museum of Art in Bloomington .

The artist died in 1945 in Paris .