Henri-Honoré Plé (1853 - 1922)
Henri-Honoré Plé (1853 - 1922)
A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior
FRANCE, Circa 1880
REF No. B68171
Signed 'Henri Plé' to the base.
dimensions
Height :140 cm | 67¹/₈ in
Width :55 cm | 33⁵/₈ in
Depth :50 cm | 31³/₄ in
Width :55 cm | 33⁵/₈ in
Depth :50 cm | 31³/₄ in
description
A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri Honoré Plé.
The figure is finely modelled as an Arab warrior, with sword drawn and crescent tipped standard held aloft, with a rich multi-patinated patina heightened with gilding.
The figure is finely modelled as an Arab warrior, with sword drawn and crescent tipped standard held aloft, with a rich multi-patinated patina heightened with gilding.
maker
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.
French, Circa 1880.
Makers Bibliography:
Forrest, Michael Art Bronzes, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, (Pennsylvania), 1998.
French, Circa 1880.
Makers Bibliography:
Forrest, Michael Art Bronzes, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, (Pennsylvania), 1998.
