Sculpture Representing The Goddess Diana By Eugène-antoine Aizelin (1821 - 1902)

Bronze sculpture with light brown and partially gilded patina, representing Diana holding her bow in her hand and her quiver behind her back. She is accompanied by a greyhound drinking at her feet. Titled on the terrace “Nymphe de Diane”. Our sculpture signed by the sculptor E. Aizelin was produced in the second half of the 19th century by the famous foundry factory: Collas-Barbedienne. It bears the signature of the founder Barbedienne as well as the seal of Collas.
French work.
Circa 1890

Dimensions:
height 57 cm
width 24 cm
depth 18 cm

Material: patinated and gilded bronze
Origin: France
Condition of the item: perfect condition
Signatures: EUGENE AIZELIN

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Biography Eugène-antoine Aizelin (1821 - 1902)
Eugène-Antoine Aizelin, born July 8, 1821 in Paris and died March 4, 1902, was a French sculptor and statuary. Eugène Aizelin is the son of Claude-Jacques Aizelin, draftsman. He entered the School of Fine Arts in 1844 where he was a pupil of the sculptors Jules Ramey and Auguste Dumont. He participated in the Salons from 1852 to 1897 and the Universal Exhibitions of 1878, 1889 and 1900. He obtained several awards there: a third medal at the Salon of 1859, a second medal in 1861, a third medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1878 The group representing Mignon was exhibited for the first time in plaster at the Salon of 1880, then in marble the following year and finally in bronze at the Universal Exhibition of 1889, at which it was rewarded with a gold medal. At the same time, he received commissions for Parisian monuments: the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Opéra Garnier, the Paris City Hall, the Louvre Palace and the churches of the Trinity and Saint-Roch. His works are produced in bronze by the founder Barbedienne in several sizes. He was named Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1867, and an officer of the same order in 1892.

Biography of the COLLAS and BARBEDIENNE foundry
Achille COLLAS (1795-1859) a French engineer, engraver and illustrator, inventor among other things of a process to reproduce sculpted objects in miniature, which was a great success. He joined the founder Ferdinand BARBEDIENNE (1810-1892) in 1838 and they formed the company Collas et Barbedienne, which began to produce and sell sculptures of different sizes by winning prestigious awards, notably at the Universal Exhibition of 1855 where she received the Grand Medal of Honor. Our bronze is the result of this collaboration.

Bibliography
Pierre Kjellberg, Bronzes of the 19th century. Dictionary of sculptors, Paris, Editions de l'Amateur, 1989, pp. 37-38; Bernard Metman, Small sculpture in the 19th century. The publishers, Archives of French Art, 1989, t. XXX, pp. 184, 195.