A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A MAN, ENTITLED 'LE PENSEUR', cast from a model by Emile Picault, shown seated on a rocky outcrop, holding a tablet with his right hand inscribed C'EST SUR LES HAUTS SOMMETS QUE LE PENSEUR MÉDITE, his left arm resting on the tablet, and his hand against his forehead, an eagle with wings displayed perched on a high rock behind, signed E. PICAULT, inscribed at the front LE PENSEUR, with contrasting patination, late 19th Century

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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A MAN, ENTITLED 'LE PENSEUR', cast from a model by Emile Picault, shown seated on a rocky outcrop, holding a tablet with his right hand inscribed C'EST SUR LES HAUTS SOMMETS QUE LE PENSEUR MÉDITE, his left arm resting on the tablet, and his hand against his forehead, an eagle with wings displayed perched on a high rock behind, signed E. PICAULT, inscribed at the front LE PENSEUR, with contrasting patination, late 19th Century
18½in. (47cm.) high

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Emile Louis Picault was born in Paris in or around 1840. He studied under Royer and exhibited medallions and statuettes at the Paris Salons from 1863 to 1909.

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