BRONZE VASE BY JEAN-PAUL AUBE (1837-1916), LATE 19TH CENTURY

A small bronze vase with a double brown and red patina decorated with a nude woman seated on a floating drapery around the neck. Signed "P. AUBÉ" on the body. Stamp of the founder Thiebaut Frères Paris. 

Jean-Paul Aubé (1837-1916) was a French sculptor born in 1837 in Longwy, Lorraine. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Antoine Laurent Dantan and Francisque Duret. In 1866, he made a trip to Italy, which influenced him to develop a neo-Renaissance and later Rococo style. Aubé exhibited at the Salon des artistes français, where he won two gold medals in 1874 and 1876. He taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His students include Gaston Lachaise, Charles Virion and Jean Baffier. Aubé was named Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1888, then Officier in May 1910.

Late 19th century

Circa: 1900

Dim: W:12cm, D:13cm, H:23cm.

Condition report: Very good patina. Good condition.