Lot n° 435
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3000 - 3500
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GAUTHERIN Jean (1840-1890). Portrait of a lady of quality, p - Lot 435
GAUTHERIN Jean (1840-1890). Portrait of a lady of quality, perhaps Madame Gautherin. Bust in marble, signed on the bottom right on the base. Height : 90 cm
Jean Gautherin is a French sculptor described as a talented sculptor, conscientious and modest artist
In 1864, he was admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the workshops of Charles Gumery and Auguste Dumont. He made his debut at the 1865 Salon.
He was named Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1878.
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In 1885, he spent several weeks in Copenhagen, where the collector and patron Carl Jacobsen commissioned him to sculpt a portrait of Princess Dagmar, the future tsarina Maria Feodorovna6. An important collection of Gautherin's works is kept in Copenhagen at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, founded by Jacobsen.
He was a member of the committee of the "Ninety" and was elected member of the sculpture committee.
Some of his torches were cast by the Val d'Osne7 and adorn buildings or public gardens in Rio de Janeiro. The foundries of Tusey and Barbedienne also published his works.
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