H: 17 in / 43 cm | W: 18 in / 45 cm | D: 7 in / 18 cm
Description
'Un Amateur'
by Pierre Louis Détrier
Constructed in a well cast patinated bronze; mounted on a rectangular cavetto moulded plinth, bearing a cartouche with the legend 'Un Amateur, Salon 1888', the connoisseur, dressed in the 18th century manner closely inspects a painting, supported on an easel, with a magnifying glass, a cockaded hat and a book close by. Signed to the book by the artist.
French, Circa 1890
Exhibited in Salon of 1888, Paris.
Literature
Paul Louis Détrier (1822-1897)
Born in Vougé court in the Haute-Saône region of eastern France, and an exhibitor at the Paris Salon from 1866 onwards. His work may be seen in Langres Arts Museum, close to his birthplace.
Sources:
Benezit, E. Dictionnaire Critique & Documentaire Des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs & Graveurs 14 Volumes. France: Grund/Hilmarton Manor Press, 2006, Vol IV.
Berman, Harold. Bronzes, Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930, 3 Volumes. Chicago [Ill.]: Abage, 1977. Vol II, p. 336 (illus. pl. 1214).
