Bronze. Height: 60 cm. 14,3 kg.

Artist's signet, foundry mark: Siot Paris, numbered: 832 II. Old electrified, four light sources with three light bulbs. Partial small oxidation spots on the base.

* Larche: sculptor and painter, studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. 1884-1911 regularly represented at the Salon des Artistes Francais, member of the jury of the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris and the Salon des Artistes Francais, 1910 Officer of the Legion of Honor, received a number of official commissions. All lots with a limit (starting price) of at least €2,000 are checked against the Art Loss Register database.

Literature : Berman (1974) , De Gruyter (2014), Benezit (2006), Thieme-Becker (1922).

Provenance : * Partner auction Bergmann (the responsibility for legally compliant consignment and description lies with Auktionshaus Bergmann, Erlangen). Kurt Adelsberger Collection, part 3.