Description
Eugene-Antoine Aizelin, French
(1821-1902)
A fired terracotta figure of Mignon
cast .
The seated girl
with a mandolin at her side, on a bow fronted base inscribed MIGNON, signed
EUGENE AIZELIN.
The sculpture or statue was first
exhibited at The Salon in Paris in 1880 . This period terracotta is a smaller
scale model of the original bronze.
Aizelin began his studies
under Dumont at the Ecole des Beaux Art in 1844 and debuted at the Salon in
1852. He exhibited there regularly until 1897 and also at the Exposition
Universelle in 1900.
The famous foundry of Barbedienne produced a number
of his models including the present example, in the following sizes: 34cm, 40cm,
54cm, 67cm, 80cm.
Related Literature: Les Bronzes du XIXie Siecle, P. Kjellberg, Les Editions
de l'Amateur, Paris, page 37.
Statue dimensions:
Height 31cm
Width 19 cm
Depth 13 cm
Weight 2000 grams
French 19th
century
Price SOLD
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