RAOUL LARCHE, Sculpture forming a gilded bronze lamp
RAOUL LARCHE, Sculpture forming a gilded bronze lamp
Sculpture forming a gilded bronze lamp
Date
around 1901
Size
height 44cm
Collection
Art Nouveau
Condition
very good state having kept its original sockets
Inventory number
195
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Raoul Larche (1860-1912) Loie Fuller rare sculpture forming a gilded bronze lamp signed and foundry stamp « Siot Decauville fondeur Paris. Old edition cast.
He was inspired by the American dancer Loie Fuller, his evocative power ranks him among the sculptors who have broken with academic art, and ensures him a great notoriety.
Bibliography :
Klaus-Jürgen Sembach « l’ART NOUVEAU » aux éditions Tachen 2007 similar model copied on page 11
Alastair Duncan « Luminaire art nouveau et art déco » bibliothèque des arts de paris 1980, model reproduced on page 113