Late 19th Century Putto as Personification of Summer, France

Description

On a rectangular plinth in a moving contrapost and with her right leg on a little girl, which is only … more On a rectangular plinth in a moving contrapost and with her right leg on a little girl, which is only supported by a decorative rocaille, which is only lightly dressed with a cloth. with her upper body, she turns to the left and looks at a fruit bouquet that holds in her hands. Her artistically highly tied hair is decorated with pearl cords. The figure made of heavy stone casting, detailed figure, bears a red -brown staffage, which should optically evok the materials terracotta or sandstone. The exact model of this figure has not yet been proven, but it is certainly, like the attribute, the fruit bouquet indexed, a personification of the summer from a group of the four seasons of the 18th century: good, min. and signs of wear. less