REF NO : B71470

François-Raoul Larche

‘Cupid & Psyche’ An Important Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figure

France, Dated 1891

£9,000

This finely cast parcel-gilt bronze figure depicts Cupid and Psyche with Zephyr. François-Raoul Larche was the son of an ornamental sculptor and was...

Dimensions

Height: 71 cm (28 in)
Width: 47 cm (19 in)
Depth: 33 cm (13 in)
REF NO : B71470

Description

This finely cast parcel-gilt bronze figure depicts Cupid and Psyche with Zephyr.

François-Raoul Larche was the son of an ornamental sculptor and was a well-known Art Nouveau sculptor born in St.-Andrè-de-Cubzac. He entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1878, studying under François Jouffroy, Eugène Delaplanche and Alexandre Falguière. Larche was a regular exhibitor at the official salons beginning in 1884 and was awarded the Second Grand Prix in 1886 at the Prix de Rome competition. He received a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1900. Raoul Larche produced works in a number of different styles but is best known and celebrated for his highly accomplished naturalistic Art Nouveau style, influenced by famous dancers of the period such as Loie Fuller.

Signed to the base ‘Raoul Larche 1891’.

French, Dated 1891.

Date

Dated 1891

Origin

France

Medium

Gilt Bronze

Signature

Signed to the base 'Raoul Larche 1891'.

François-Raoul Larche

The son of an ornamental sculptor, François-Raoul Larche (1860-1912), was a well-known Art Nouveau sculptor born in St.-André-de-Cubzac. He entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1878, studying under François Jouffroy, Eugène Delaplanche and Alexandre Falguière.

Larche was a regular exhibitor at the official salons beginning in 1884, and was awarded the Second Grand Prix in 1886 at the Prix de Rome competition. He received a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1900.

Raoul Larche produced works in a number of different styles but is best known and celebrated for his highly accomplished naturalistic Art Nouveau style, influenced by famous dancers of the period such as Loie Fuller.

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