Lot Essay
Born in Sommevoire in 1859, Edouard Drouot first exhibited at the Paris Salon. He specialised in allegorical and mythological figures and scenes.
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CAST FROM THE MODEL BY EDOUARD DROUOT, CIRCA 1900
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A pair of French patinated-bronze figures of Day and Night
Cast from the model by Edouard Drouot, Circa 1900
Each as a scantily clad young lady, Day standing on a fireball, on a square plinth signed Drouot to the side, the front with a plaque inscribed LE JOUR PAR DROUOT (Médaille aux Beaux-Arts); Night on a globe with stars, holding a moon crescent, on a square base signed E. Drouot to the side, the front with a plaque inscribed LA NUIT PAR DROUOT (Médaille aux Beaux-Arts), both with a plaque to the side inscribed EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1900 MÉDAILLE D'OR
Day: 43¼ in. (110 cm.) high;
Night: 35¾ in. (91 cm.) high (2)
Cast from the model by Edouard Drouot, Circa 1900
Each as a scantily clad young lady, Day standing on a fireball, on a square plinth signed Drouot to the side, the front with a plaque inscribed LE JOUR PAR DROUOT (Médaille aux Beaux-Arts); Night on a globe with stars, holding a moon crescent, on a square base signed E. Drouot to the side, the front with a plaque inscribed LA NUIT PAR DROUOT (Médaille aux Beaux-Arts), both with a plaque to the side inscribed EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1900 MÉDAILLE D'OR
Day: 43¼ in. (110 cm.) high;
Night: 35¾ in. (91 cm.) high (2)