Marie Gallaud, Head Of An Old Breton Woman (1896)

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Object description :

"Marie Gallaud, Head Of An Old Breton Woman (1896)"

MARIE GALLAUD (1867-1945)
Bust of an old Breton woman
1896
Plaster
H. 48 cm
Signed and dated on the right arm: Marie Gallaud / 1896

Born in Paris in 1867, the sculptress Marie Gallaud exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon and the Union of Women Painters and Sculptors during the 1890s. Later Gallaud was also a photographer and writer. As a sculptor, she specialised in the busts of old people with a pronounced aesthetic of the beauty of wrinkles. There are similar busts in the museum of Avallonnais Jean Després (also in plaster) and the museum of Grenoble (in bronze).

Price: 3 500 €

Artist: Marie Gallaud (1867-1945)
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Plaster
Height: 48 cm

Reference: 1133379