"Carrier Belleuse Bronze Sculpture “the Reader”"
Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse (1824-1887) - The Reading Lady "The Reading Lady" is one of the famous works of the great artist A. Carrier de Belleuse. Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse (June 12, 1824, Anizy-le-Château - June 4, 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founders of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and was made an Officer of the Legion of Honor. His work encompassed a variety of subjects and sculptural materials, and his naturalism brought together a range of styles: relaxed realism, opulent neo-Baroque, and Rococo elegance. Signed on the terrace Carrier Belleuse. 
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