Bust Of A Man - Jules Roulleau (1855-1895) - Bronze

Bust portrait of an unidentified man by the sculptor Jules Roulleau (1855-1895).

French sculptor and engraver, Jules Roulleau was born in Libourne (Gironde) on October 16, 1855 and died in Paris in April 1895. He began his career as a stonemason before joining the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied under Jules Cavelier and Louis Ernest Barrias. In 1880, Roulleau won the second Prix de Rome with his work L'Enfant prodigue gardien les porceaux and, in 1881, he won the Prix de la tête d'expression for L'Idée de vengeance. He participated in the Salon from 1878 and was the author of several famous sculptures, including an equestrian statue of Joan of Arc (in Chinon), a bronze statue of Lazare Carnot (in Nolay) and a bust of Bainville (in the Jardin du Luxembourg). The Musée de Picardie preserves one of his marble groups, Leda and the Swan. He also produced many portraits of famous men in the form of busts or medallions. Roulleau distinguished himself at the Salon of 1882 by winning a second class medal, and obtained a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1889. He was made a knight of the Legion of Honor in 1890.

Bronze proof with brown patina.
Signed "J Roulleau" on the terrace.
Good general condition.

Height: 37 cm