Louis-Ernest Barrias
La terre se dévoilant ses trésors (Earth revealing her treasures)
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July 13, 10:18 AM GMT
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Louis-Ernest Barrias
French
1841 - 1905
La terre se dévoilant ses trésors (Earth revealing her treasures)
signed: E. Barrias, inscribed: Susse Fres Edtrs, with the SUSSE FRERES EDITEURS PARIS pastille, stamped: P, and stamped: P twice to the underside
bronze, gilt patina
26cm., 10¼in.
This sensual model is Barrias's first étude on the theme of a woman unveiling herself, which culminated in his renowned multi-media figure of La Nature se dévoilant devant la science of 1899.
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