Henri-Honoré Plé
A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior
£52,000
Dimensiones
Height: 140 cm (56 in)Width: 55 cm (22 in)
Depth: 50 cm (20 in)
Descripción
A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri Honoré Plé.
Signed Henri Plé to the base.
The figure is finely modeled as an Arab warrior, with a sword drawn and crescent tipped standard held aloft, with a rich multi-patinated patina heightened with gilding.
Francés, Circa 1880.
Fecha
Alrededor de 1880
Origen
Francia
Medio
Bronce patinado
Firma
Signed Henri Plé to the base.
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.
Bibliografía:
Forrest, Michael. Art Bronzes, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, (Pennsylvania), 1998.