Large Carrara marble sculpture signed Barrias for Louis Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905), depicting a young musician. He is seated on a cushion with pompoms resting on a pedestal, playing a three-stringed instrument. It stands on a base measuring 19 cm by 19 cm.
Louis-Ernest Barrias, born April 13, 1841 in Paris and died February 4, 1905 in the same city, was a French sculptor from a family of artists. After studying fine arts in Paris, he went to Rome and became one of the great hopes of French sculpture.
Condition report: in good condition
- Reference :
- 3492
- Width :
- 33 (cm)
- Height :
- 65 (cm)
- Depth :
- 31 (cm)
- Period:
- 19th century
- Style:
- Napoleon III
- Materials:
- Carrara marble
