Henri-Honoré Plé
An Important Multipatinated Bronze Orientalist Female Bust
£28,000
An Important Multipatinated Bronze Orientalist Female Bust by Henri Honoré Plé. Engraved to the back 'Henri Plé / 1883'. French, Dated 1883.
Dimensions
Height: 61 cm (25 in)Width: 52 cm (21 in)
Depth: 25 cm (10 in)
Description
An Important Multipatinated Bronze Orientalist Female Bust by Henri Honoré Plé.
Engraved to the back ‘Henri Plé / 1883’.
French, Dated 1883.
Date
Dated 1883
Origin
France
Medium
Multipatinated Bronze
Signature
Engraved to the back Henri Plé / 1883.
Henri Honoré Plé (1853 – 1922) studied under Gérault and Mathurin Moreau, and worked as a painter and sculptor of portraits and bas-reliefs. He exhibited at the Salon from 1877 onwards winning an honourable mention in 1879 before going on to receive a bronze medal at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle.
Bibliography:
Forrest, Michael. Art Bronzes, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, (Pennsylvania), 1998.