L. Guillemin (1882-1913) - Patinated Spelter Sculpture - "inspiration for Freedom" - France - Ca. 1900

Description

A beautiful woman sculpture made by & signed by L Guillemin around 1900 in France.

The sculpture is made of … more A beautiful woman sculpture made by & signed by L Guillemin around 1900 in France.

The sculpture is made of a Spelter material. It still has the original colors and is in good condition. It rests on a wooden base, which contains a metal plate.

Émile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (16 October 1841 – 1907) was a French sculptor of the Belle Époque. He worked in bronze. He studied under his father, the painter Auguste Guillemin, and under Jean-Jules Salmson. He showed work at the Salon of Paris from 1870 to 1899, and in 1897 received an honourable mention there. In 2008 his 1884 bronze sculpture Femme Kabyle d'Algerie and Janissaire du Sultan Mahmoud II (Kabyle woman from Algeria and Janissary of Sultan Mahmound II) sold for $1,202,500 plus auction fees in New York to a private collector through Sotheby's Auction House.

Circa: 19th Century

Origin: France

Material: Spelter

Condition: Very Good less