Antonin Forestier - Carrara Marble Group "the Hurricane And The Leaf"

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Object description :

"Antonin Forestier - Carrara Marble Group "the Hurricane And The Leaf""

Important group in Carrara marble, entitled "The Hurricane and the Leaf".

This is a smaller version of the monument that Antonin-Clair Forestier (1865-1912) made in 1897 and that can be admired in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Another copy is in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

This beautiful sculpture rests on its original column in serpentine marble.

The sculpture is an allegory: (man: wind, woman: leaf). The Hurricane represented by a man carrying the leaf symbolized by an overturned woman.

Dimensions:
Column:
Height: 90 cm
Width: 42 cm
Statue:
Height: 94 cm
Width: 58 cm

Price: 22 000 €

Artist: Antonin-clair Forestier
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Perfect condition

Material: Marble
Width: 58 cm
Height: 1m84

Reference: 1494171