Marcel ROUILLERE (1868 - 1932) "Winter". Bas-relief in patin - Lot 39

Marcel ROUILLERE (1868 - 1932) "Winter". Bas-relief in patinated plaster on a wooden core forming a fireplace mantel (chips, restorations, missing pieces). Dimensions: 169 x 109 x 35.5 cm. History: offered by the artist to Mr. Henri Pronier for his collaboration on the Café Jean building site in Lille (family tradition). Provenance: Ouest Enchères Publiques sale, Rennes, January 22, 2022, lot no. 79. Bibliography: Maciet album, Musée des Arts Décoratifs for a photograph of the bas-relief with the following caption: "Decorative panel symbolizing winter, composition by M. Rouillère, sculptor in Paris / A young woman teased by the cold weather, curls up coldly by a wood fire and tries to gather her sails scattered by the wind." Expert: Madame Amélie Marcilhac