Charles-Arthur BOURGEOIS (1838-1886)
The snake charmer
Proof in brown patinated bronze
Signed A. Bourgeois on the edge of the terrace, Stamp MD gold medal Paris on the terrace, Inscribed Qu at the snake
Resting on a modern painted wood column
H. 83 cm. 32,5 in.
H. with the column: 150 cm. 59 in.
Flute to be rewound, small wear to the patina, scratches, missing paint and shocks to the column
The sculptor obtained the Grand Prix de Rome in 1863. The original, also in bronze, is exhibited at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
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