Dumaige Etienne Henri (1830-1888) Bronze Group, Young Women Dressed In Antique Style

DUMAIGE Etienne Henri (1830-1888) Patinated bronze group, depicting two young women dressed in antique style. 19th century cast Signed on the base Very beautiful carving Delivery France 40 euros *Henry Etienne Dumaige (1830-1888) is a French sculptor. He was a student of Jean Feuchère and Christophe Dumont. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes français from 1863 to 1886. He notably exhibited L'âge d'or, a plaster group, at the Salon of 1863, then of 1864; Heroes at the 1866 Salon and Fatherland, a bronze group at the 1886 Salon. Dumaige was awarded a second medal in 1880. For the founder Houdebine, a participant in the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris, he composed two caryatids-women-torchers, but he also worked for other founders. He created, among other things, statues for the Hôtel de Ville in Paris, then the one representing Rabelais, a marble for the City of Tours.*Galerie Tourbillon.com