"MEMORIA" SCULPTURE IN PATINATED BRONZE SIGNED EMILE LOUIS PICAULT, LATE 19TH CENTURY

The bronze figure "Memoria," with its nuanced brown and green patina, is signed Emile Louis Picault. It depicts a seated young woman, draped in a robe, holding a paintbrush in one hand and pages inscribed with "I evoke the radiant hours of the past" in the other. Behind her, the bronze is treated as a rock, decorated with oak leaves and the inscription "the heart remembers." This composition, in which the female figure extends beyond the frame, lends a sense of movement and great elegance to the whole. The sculpture is signed E. Picault on the side of the base and stamped "Genuine Bronze Guaranteed Paris" by the foundry on the back.

Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915) was a French sculptor known for his allegories accompanied by Latin or French phrases. He was a regular exhibitor at the Salon from 1863 onwards. He received an honorable mention in 1883. His extensive body of work includes bronze editions for private collectors. Some of his sculptures can be found in the Fine Arts Museums of Chambéry and Troyes.

Base size: 23.5 cm x 26 cm (9.25 in x 10.24 in)

Circa: 1890

Condition report: In good overall condition. Wear to the patina on the left arm.