A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF JOAN OF ARC, cast from a model by Raoul Larche, shown standing, her clasped hands to her right shoulder, on a circular naturalistic base signed RAOUL LARCHE and impressed SIOT PARIS 636D, circa 1890 21¼in. (54cm.) high
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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF JOAN OF ARC, cast from a model by Raoul Larche, shown standing, her clasped hands to her right shoulder, on a circular naturalistic base signed RAOUL LARCHE and impressed SIOT PARIS 636D, circa 1890 21¼in. (54cm.) high
Lot Essay
Joan of Arc is depicted here as a humble, deeply religious shepherdess in her early teens. One of several highly acclaimed "Joans" by Larche, popular sculptor of the New Art School.