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Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled Femme Avec Oiseau by Maurice Bouval
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Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled Femme Avec Oiseau by Maurice Bouval

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A fabulous Art Nouveau bronze figure of a young beauty sat upon a rock surrounded by birds whilst holding a lute with excellent colour and very fine hand chased surface detail, raised on a decorative marble base and signed M Bouval

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Height: 66 cm

Condition: Excellent Original Condition

Circa: 1890

Materials: Bronze

SKU: 9178

ABOUT

Maurice Bouval (French, 1863 ~ 1920) was born in Toulouse, France and was a student of the grand-master Alexandre Falguière who produced the Triumph of the Republic for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

Bouval was a prolific sculptor of functional bronzes such as table lamps, sconces, inkwells, candlesticks, salt cellars, covered boxes, and some non-functional decorative pieces. From 1880 until the beginning of the First World War he was very successful in his sculpting, often gilding smaller bronze objects and usually incorporating the female form. His bust of La Nuit: Femme aux Pavots (Night: Woman with Poppies) is one of the more famous and successful Art Nouveau Bronzes with Symbolist content. Other famous works include Ophelia, Femme assise, Jeune femme, Le Sommeil, and Le Secret et la Pensive. Bouval’s bronzes combined, sensuous nymphs, water lilies, lotuses, and poppies with, a sometimes strong suggestion of symbolism and the supernatural. He was a champion of the Art Nouveau woman-flower hybrid and many of his works bear the stamp of the petit-maître.

He participated in the 1890 Exposition Universelle in Paris and exhibited with the Societé des Artistes Français regularly, first as a sculptor, then in the decorative arts section. He also showed with La Maison Goldscheider. At least three different founders cast his bronzes- Colin, Jollet, and Thiebaut frères

Physical Dimensions
Height
66cm (25.98")
Declaration

Hickmet Fine Arts has dated this Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1077097
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9178
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A fabulous Art Nouveau bronze figure of a young beauty sat upon a rock surrounded by birds whilst holding a lute with excellent colour and very fine hand chased surface detail, raised on a decorative marble base and signed M Bouval
fig 1. A dark brown patinated bronze sculpture depicting a seated woman in classical draped attire interacting with small birds, set on an integral bronze base.
fig 1. Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled Femme Avec Oiseau by Maurice Bouval

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Height: 66 cm

Condition: Excellent Original Condition

Circa: 1890

Materials: Bronze

fig 2. A dark brown patinated bronze sculpture depicting a seated woman in classical draped attire interacting with small birds, set on an integral bronze base.
fig 2. Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled Femme Avec Oiseau by Maurice Bouval

SKU: 9178

ABOUT

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Maurice Bouval (French, 1863 ~ 1920) was born in Toulouse, France and was a student of the grand-master Alexandre Falguière who produced the Triumph of the Republic for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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fig 3. A dark brown patinated bronze sculpture depicting a seated woman in classical draped attire interacting with small birds, set on an integral bronze base.
fig 3. Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled Femme Avec Oiseau by Maurice Bouval

Bouval was a prolific sculptor of functional bronzes such as table lamps, sconces, inkwells, candlesticks, salt cellars, covered boxes, and some non-functional decorative pieces. From 1880 until the beginning of the First World War he was very successful in his sculpting, often gilding smaller bronze objects and usually incorporating the female form. His bust of La Nuit: Femme aux Pavots (Night: Woman with Poppies) is one of the more famous and successful Art Nouveau Bronzes with Symbolist content. Other famous works include Ophelia, Femme assise, Jeune femme, Le Sommeil, and Le Secret et la Pensive. Bouval’s bronzes combined, sensuous nymphs, water lilies, lotuses, and poppies with, a sometimes strong suggestion of symbolism and the supernatural. He was a champion of the Art Nouveau woman-flower hybrid and many of his works bear the stamp of the petit-maître.

fig 4. A dark brown patinated bronze sculpture depicting a seated woman in classical draped attire interacting with small birds, set on an integral bronze base.
fig 4. Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled Femme Avec Oiseau by Maurice Bouval

He participated in the 1890 Exposition Universelle in Paris and exhibited with the Societé des Artistes Français regularly, first as a sculptor, then in the decorative arts section. He also showed with La Maison Goldscheider. At least three different founders cast his bronzes- Colin, Jollet, and Thiebaut frères

Height
66cm (25.98")
Date of Manufacture

Hickmet Fine Arts has dated this Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1077097
Dealers Internal Ref
9178
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Late 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Entitled Femme Avec Oiseau by Maurice Bouval

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A dark brown patinated bronze sculpture depicting a seated woman in classical draped attire interacting with small birds, set on an integral bronze base.
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Art Nouveau bronze sculptures are defined by sinuous lines, organic forms, naturalistic motifs, and fluid depictions of the human figure, popularised between 1890 and 1910.

These sculptures were cast using either the lost-wax process or sand casting methods before being hand-chased and finished with chemical patination to achieve varied surface tones.

Authenticity is verified by foundry stamps, founder markings, cast signatures, age-appropriate wear to the base, and precise cold chiselling details in the metalwork.

A figurative bronze sculpture can be placed on a fireplace mantel, pedestal, or sideboard, offering a grounded, historical focal point against neutral walls or contemporary furniture.

Dust the surface regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth and apply a thin layer of microcrystalline wax annually to protect the original patination from oxidisation.
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