Diane Riding An Eagle By Georges Marie Valentin Bareau (1866-1931)

Imposing sculpture representing Diane Riding An Eagle and drawing her bow.
Very beautiful two-tone brown and dark brown patina.
Our sculpture is signed by the sculptor Georges Marie Valentin BAREAU and bears the mark of the famous editor Ferdinand BARBEDIENNE (1810-1892).
French work

Circa 1920

Dimensions:
Height 96 cm
Width 70 cm
Depth 43 cm

Material: Patinated bronze
Origin: France
Condition of the item: very good condition
Signatures: Georges-Bareau

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Georges Marie Valentin BAREAU (1866-1931)
Georges Marie Valentin Bareau entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris where he was a pupil of Charles Gauthier and Gabriel-Jules Thomas. He exhibited at the Salon from 1889. In 1893, he obtained a third medal at the Salon of the Society of French Artists then, the following year, a vermeil medal at the International and Colonial Exhibition in Lyon. He was awarded the Salon prize in 1895, he was classified out of competition at the end of the Brussels Universal Exhibition of 1897. A gold medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris definitively crowned Georges' career. Bar. He was promoted to the rank of officer of the Legion of Honor in 1906.



Biography of the Ferdinand BARBEDIENNE foundry
Maison Barbedienne was a famous 19th century foundry, which quickly achieved great renown for its editions of statues and decorative objects. 'art. A bronze workshop, the company nevertheless works with other craftsmen, and associates its name with works of great diversity, particularly in furniture. Present at all the Universal Exhibitions of its time, the Maison Barbedienne was regularly distinguished by awards, in particular during the Universal Exhibition of 1855 where it received the Great Medal of Honor.


Bibliography
Pierre Kjellberg, Bronzes of the 19th century. Dictionary of sculptors, Paris, Editions de l'Amateur, 1989, pp. 37-38; Bernard Metman, Small sculpture in the 19th century. The publishers, Archives of French Art, 1989, t. XXX, pp. 184, 195.