A Bronze Sculpture 'Spadassin'
Ernest Justin Ferrand (Paris 1846 - Paris 1932)
Lot-No. 291
Paris, early 20th cent. Bronze with brown patina. H. 39,5 cm, sign. on the base 'FERRAND', label on the front inscribed: 'SPADASSIN EXP_ON DES BEAUX-ARTS, PARIS', verso stamped 'BRONZE Garantie AU TITRE PARIS'. - French sculptor. Studied under Mathurin Moreau and Levasseur. Since 1876 Ferrand was represented in the saloon of the 'Société des Artistes Français' with portrait busts in marble and bronze, as well as with genre statuette, of which especially 'L`Indiscrète', 'Le Guetteur' and 'Pêcheuse' got famous. Lit.: Thieme-Becker.
Ernest Justin Ferrand: A Bronze Sculpture 'Spadassin'
Ernest Justin Ferrand (Paris 1846 - Paris 1932)
A Bronze Sculpture 'Spadassin'
Lot-No. 291
Paris, early 20th cent. Bronze with brown patina. H. 39,5 cm, sign. on the base 'FERRAND', label on the front inscribed: 'SPADASSIN EXP_ON DES BEAUX-ARTS, PARIS', verso stamped 'BRONZE Garantie AU TITRE PARIS'. - French sculptor. Studied under Mathurin Moreau and Levasseur. Since 1876 Ferrand was represented in the saloon of the 'Société des Artistes Français' with portrait busts in marble and bronze, as well as with genre statuette, of which especially 'L`Indiscrète', 'Le Guetteur' and 'Pêcheuse' got famous. Lit.: Thieme-Becker.