PIERRE LOUIS DÉTRIER (French, 1822-1897)

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PIERRE LOUIS DÉTRIER (French, 1822-1897)

A Bronze Group of a Mother and Child

inscribed 'Détrier'
16¼in. (41.2cm.) high, on Brescian marble base, greenish brown patina

Lot Essay

The present model is an example of Detrier's favorite subject. In his thirty years of exhibiting at the Salon, Détrier entered one bronze and three marble groups depicting mothers with children.