ALFRED BOUCHER (1850-1934)
Au But
Model created in 1886
Bronze with brown patina
Signed "A BOUCHER" on the terrace
Bears the founder's stamp "SIOT DECAUVILLE FONDEURS PARIS" on the edge of the terrace and the number "U200".
On a griotte red marble base H. 6.5 CM
'Au but', bronze sculpture with brown patina by Alfred Boucher
HEIGHT. 28 - WIDTH. 15 - PROF. 9 CM - H. 11 x W. 5,9 x D. 3,5 IN.
Related works
- Alfred Boucher, Au But, circa 1886, plaster, H.200 CM, Troyes, musée d'art et d'histoire, inv. D.887.2 ;
- Alfred Boucher, Au But, 1886, bronze, H. 45.8 x W. 69 x D. 35 cm, Nogent-sur-Seine, Musée Camille Claudel, inv. 1994.2 ;
- Alfred Boucher, Au But, after 1886, bronze, H. 100.5 x W. 79 x D. 146.5 cm, Reims, Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. 933.23.1.
Innovative for its time, this work testifies to the artist's mastery in representing balance and movement. The plaster version of the group was shown at the Salon of 1886, then at the Universal Exhibition of 1889, where it was awarded a gold medal. He produced a monumental bronze for the French State, destroyed in 1940, and published reductions by founders Barbedienne and Siot.
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