"Pigalle (after), Numbered Terracotta Young Girl Bust Late 19th Century"
A bust of a smiling young girl with braided hair, known as “La Rieuse” In patinated artistic terracotta, numbered 1308, on a blackened wooden base Napoleon III After Jean Baptiste PIGALLE (1714-1785) Period: late 19th century – early 20th century Height 30 cm, weight 3.2kg Very good condition PIGALLE Jean-Baptiste (1714-175), French sculptor. Halfway between baroque art and neo-classical art, Pigalle multiplies influences and trends, making his art a separate creation. The artist produced little, emphasizing the quality of the production, which he wanted to be as faithful as possible, and not an idealized representation like what was done in his time. 
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