Maurice Journès, Cupid (1878)
Artist: Maurice Journès
MAURICE JOURNÈS (1831 Grenoble - 1905 Paris)
Decorative plaque with a medallion of Cupid surrounded by a garland of roses with a banner that reads: CVPIDON / MI0 / VIVA / SEMPRE, on a cushion decorated with tassels at the corners
Terracotta
14 x10 cm
Signed and dated: Journès 1878
Maurice Journès had an artistic training as a sculptor in Grenoble and Paris. In 1863 he became head of a school of drawing and modeling in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a town a little south of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées, where he was the founder of an important school of Bigourdan sculptors.
Decorative plaque with a medallion of Cupid surrounded by a garland of roses with a banner that reads: CVPIDON / MI0 / VIVA / SEMPRE, on a cushion decorated with tassels at the corners
Terracotta
14 x10 cm
Signed and dated: Journès 1878
Maurice Journès had an artistic training as a sculptor in Grenoble and Paris. In 1863 he became head of a school of drawing and modeling in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a town a little south of Tarbes in the Hautes-Pyrénées, where he was the founder of an important school of Bigourdan sculptors.
250 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Material: Terracotta
Length: 10 cm
Height: 14 cm
Reference (ID): 1166631
Availability: In stock
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