Large Bronze Of A Reaper By Ch.levy, XIX Th Century

Important patinated bronze representing a reaper.
very beautiful bronze from the end of the 19th century, realistic and of a very good quality of execution.
the reaper appears to us in the guise of a shirtless young man, his hands resting on his scythe in a moment of rest, gazing into the distance.
at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, many artists and sculptors liked to model the workers in the fields with a certain enthusiasm for a somewhat embellished social naturalism.
the reality was to be otherwise but this gave rise to the creation in the arts of many quite bucolic but sometimes also very realistic artistic creations.
here our reaper while wearing flowers and wheat in his hat is nonetheless realistic and the proportions are harmonious. the slightly moiré patina is superb.
we can discern the traces of the assembly of this large bronze. the re-carving is fine and precise.
The details are precise: take a good look at the face, the gourd and even the scythe whose proportions are respected for once.
signed hollow on the terrace:
Ch. Levy, salon des beaux-arts, le Faucheur.
foundry stamp in hollow:
bronze guaranteed to the title, registered LV.
a very beautiful bronze on the theme of agricultural work, in vogue at the end of the 19th century.
dimensions: 58 cm, careful weight.
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