An Imposing Figure 'Lansquenet with Halberd'
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (Carrier de Belleuse) (Anisy-le-Château/Aisne 1824 - Sèvres 1887)
Lot-No. 280
Late 19th cent. Bronze with dark patina. Sign. onto the plinth 'A. CARRIER', and numbered at the edge '3325'. H. 76,5 cm. - French sculptor. After his education as a chaser and goldsmith he studied decorative arts at the Petite École, from 1848 he was modeller for various English porcelain manufactories for example Minton and Wedgwood, 1855 he returned to Paris and worked as an extremely productive sculptor especially for decorative sculpture preferring antiques and contemporary topics. Mus.: Berlin, SMPK, Skulpturen-Galerie; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Hamburg, MKG; Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs et al. Lit.: Saur, AKL 16, p. 602f.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (Carrier de Belleuse): An Imposing Figure 'Lansquenet with Halberd'
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (Carrier de Belleuse) (Anisy-le-Château/Aisne 1824 - Sèvres 1887)
An Imposing Figure 'Lansquenet with Halberd'
Lot-No. 280
Late 19th cent. Bronze with dark patina. Sign. onto the plinth 'A. CARRIER', and numbered at the edge '3325'. H. 76,5 cm. - French sculptor. After his education as a chaser and goldsmith he studied decorative arts at the Petite École, from 1848 he was modeller for various English porcelain manufactories for example Minton and Wedgwood, 1855 he returned to Paris and worked as an extremely productive sculptor especially for decorative sculpture preferring antiques and contemporary topics. Mus.: Berlin, SMPK, Skulpturen-Galerie; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Hamburg, MKG; Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs et al. Lit.: Saur, AKL 16, p. 602f.