19th Century Bronze, 54 Cm, Signed By Emile Laporte 1858/1907, Harlequin

Lost wax bronze, very beautiful brown patina, in very good condition
Signed: Emile LAPORTE 1858/1907, listed and listed artist, Artprice rating up to more than €10,000.
Subject: Harlequin
Dimensions: height: 54 cm, width: 19 cm, depth: 15 cm, - 7 Kg

Biography:
Emile LAPORTE 1858 / 1907
Sculptor, medallist and painter born in Paris on November 18, 1858, died in the same city in 1907. French School. Émile Laporte is the son of Isidore Laporte and Marie Harlet. A student of the sculptors Gabriel-Jules Thomas, Augustin Dumont, Jean-Marie Bonnassieux and Louis-Ernest Barrias at the Beaux-Arts in Paris, he exhibited his work at the Salon des artistes français from 1881. Rewarded, he became a member of the society of this salon in 1888. His last salon was in 1905.
Laporte produced a large number of plaster works published, among others, by the founder Siot-Decauville. He made his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français. His Bust of Parrache for the Hotel de Ville in Lyon is mentioned.
He received an honorable mention in 1883, a third medal in 1885, a travel grant in 1886, a second medal in 1897 and a silver medal in 1900 at the Universal Exhibition.
Source Bénézit and Pierre Kjellberg, Dictionary of sculptors: bronzes of the 19th century, Éditions de l'Amateur, 1997.

Museums:
Angers: Bust of a Gallic chief, bronze Autun: Pro Patria Clermont Ferrand: Vercingetorix Tourcoing: Gaul showing the way to his son

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Bronze visible at our gallery in L'Isle sur la Sorgue (France), on weekends. Free shipping for France And on estimate for abroad