Cupid With A Bow, Laurent-honoré Marqueste, Gilded Bronze, Paris, Siot Decauville, 19th Century.

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Object description :

"Cupid With A Bow, Laurent-honoré Marqueste, Gilded Bronze, Paris, Siot Decauville, 19th Century. "

Sculpture representing Cupid in gilded bronze. The Roman god of love is depicted crouching, a bow in his hand. The sculpture is made with great attention to detail. It is attached to a contrasting green onyx base. The plaster model of this sculpture dates from 1882 and is in the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse.

France, Paris, late 19th century. Signed: “Marqueste”, foundry mark “Siot-Decauville”.

Height 37.5 cm.

Good condition, slight discoloration, base with a small chip.

Laurent-Honoré Marqueste (Toulouse 1848 - Paris 1920) - French artist, student of François Jouffroy and Alexandre Falguière, made sculptures mainly in the academic style. Prix de Rome in 1871, prize of the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1900. His works are numerous in French museums and he also made monumental sculptures and monuments such as the marble sculpture representing Nessus and Dejanira (1892) in the Tuileries garden in Paris. Siot-Decauville - a bronze foundry that existed in Paris from 1881 to 1926. It made the casts of many famous artists such as Albert Bartholomé, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Jean-Antoine Injalbert, Émile Laporte and Raoul Larche, for example.

Information:
https://www.augustins.org/fr/notice/ra-1044-cupidon-d948faa5-8186-49ea-9273-9327722b72d0
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Marqueste
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/ressources/repertoire-artistes-personnalites/siot-decauville-38000

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Price: 1 100 €

Artist: Laurent-honoré Marqueste (toulouse 1848 - Paris 1920)
Period: 19th century
Style: Napoleon 3rd
Condition: Good condition

Material: Bronze
Height: 37,5

Reference: 1497391