Carrara Marble Sculpture Of "la Jeunesse" By Alfred Boucher

Superb and rare bust of "La Jeunesse" signature by Alfred Boucher (1850 - 1934) and standing on a square base. It is in Carrara marble. This bust of a young girl is reminiscent of one of the artist's most famous models, "Volubilis", currently in the Musée Camille Claudel. This model can be compared with the one sold at Hampel in Munich on 09/28/23.

Alfred Boucher was a renowned French sculptor and painter. His beginnings were shy until the Salon of 1881, when he was crowned for his work "La Piété filiale" ("Filial Piety"). From then on, his popularity grew, and he received numerous public commissions, private individuals commissioned funeral monuments, and many personalities from the worlds of politics, science and the bourgeoisie wished to be represented by Alfred Boucher.
He was Camille Claudel's teacher and the founder of La Ruche artists' commune in Paris.

Condition: very good overall, despite imperfections in the marble, a few chips and a missing corner at the base.
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Period: circa 1900.
Signature: A . Boucher (Alfred Boucher : 1850 - 1934)
Dimensions : Height 64.5 cm - Depth 20.5 cm.
Base dimensions : Length 17 cm - Width 17 cm.

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