AFTER EMILE PICAULT, CIRCA 1890

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A BRONZE ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF A SEMI-NAKED MAN
AFTER EMILE PICAULT, CIRCA 1890
Seated on a rocky outcrop with ruins and an open volume at his feet inscribed AUX QUATRE VENTS DU CIEL IL SEME LES IDÉES GERMES DE L'AVENIR E.P. the plinth inscribed Salon des B'x Arts 1896 and signed further E.PICAULT
24in. (61cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915) studied under Royer producing allegorical figures, warriors and historical and mythological characters. He exhibited medallions, statuettes and a wide range of sculpture at the Paris Salon between 1863 and 1909.

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