Sculpture - The Dragonfly , Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) - Bronze

Bronze print , with a nuanced brown patina , depicting a young woman , sitting in the reeds , playing with a dragonfly resting on her leg .
The Dragonfly symbol of wisdom is associated with the symbolism of change and light .
The sculpture reflects a dimension of lightness, change and joy .
Signature of the sculptor " Drouot " , hollow , on the back of the sculpture .
A cartridge engraved " Dragonfly By Drouot " is present on the circular base .
Old edition bronze , second half of the 19th century period .
Very good state of preservation and patina .

Height : 74 cm

Edouard Drouot (1859-1945)

Edouard Drouot was a French artist , known for his bronze and marble sculptures , of allegorical and mythological scenes .

Born April 3 , 1859 in Sommevoire , France , he studied with Mathurin Moreau at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1889 .
Sometimes creating animal and orientalist works , Drouot's sculptures , whether of animals or people , are characterized by a sense of movement and an expressive touch .

Today , Drouot's work can be found, among others , in the collections of the Courtauld Institute in London and the Indiana University Museum of Art in Bloomington .

The artist died in 1945 in Paris .