ANTIQUE ERNEST RANCOULET SCULPTURE LADY GIRL BRONZE HUGE 26" SIGNED FRENCH STATUE FISHERMANS SEARCHING WIFE
WE ARE OFFERING A GORGEOUS HUGE BRONZE SCULPTURE ARTIST SIGNED BY THE FRENCH SCULPTOR: ERNEST RANCOULET 1870-1915 BORN IN BORDEAUX IN 1870, THIS PHENOMENALLY TALENTED SCULPTOR WAS KNOWN TO BE THE PUPIL OF LEQUESNE AND THE COUNCIL SCHOOL OF BORDEAUX. HE ALSO ATTENDED THE FRENCH SCHOOL OF THE XIX AND THE XXEME CENTURY. OBTAINED FROM A FINE ART ESTATE SALE IN ASHEVILLE, N.C. - THE ARTISTIC HUB OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. BRONZE WITH BROWN PATINA ACCENT THIS BRONZE SCULPTURE FEATURES A LOVELY MAIDEN POISED AT THE HARBOR SIDE NEAR A SHIP TIE POST. HER DELICATE HAND RAISED ABOVE HER BROW SEARCHING IN THE DISTANCE FOR HER LOVER TO COME HOME. BEAUTIFULLY SCULPTED DRESS DRAPES GENTLY OVER HER SHAPLEY FIGURE. PHENOMENAL LINES REVEAL HER FINELY CHISELED NECKLINE AND BODICE. EXQUISITE OVERALL DETAIL, INCLUDING THE DELICATE FACIAL FEATURES, DOWN TO THE DETAIL OF HER HANDS AND FEET. INSCRIBED SIGNATURE OF THE ARTIST: RANCOULET ON THE BASE. MEASURES: 26" TALL X 9" DIAMETER BASE. THE ACTUAL FIGURE EXTENDS BEYOND THE 9" BASE. WEIGHT: 33 1/2 LBS. CONDITION: EXCELLENT BELOW ARE OTHER SAMPLES BY THIS PHENOMENAL ARTIST SOURCE: ARTIST INDEX. | Ernest Rancoulet | Title | A BRONZE GROUP OF EUROPA AND THE BULL | Medium | Bronze with Green-Brown Patina | Size | 29 x 0 in. / 73.6 x 0 cm. | Sale Of | Christie's New York: Wednesday, May 25, 1994 [Lot 148] 19th Century European Drawings, Watercolours and Sculpture | Estimate | 12,000 - 15,000 US$ | Sold For | 13,800 US$ |
Title | A fisherwoman | Medium | Bronze with Brown Patina | Size | 33.9 x 0 in. / 86 x 0 cm. | Misc. | Inscribed | Sale Of | Sotheby's South: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 [Lot 419] International Sale (lots 351-792) | Estimate | 2,500 - 3,500 BP (US$ 3,645 - 5,104) | | 2,760 BP (4,002 US$) PREMIUM Title | La Fortune | Year | 1875 - 1899 | Medium | Bronze with Green-Brown Patina | Size | 31.9 x 0 in. / 81 x 0 cm. | Misc. | Inscribed | Sale Of | Sotheby's Amsterdam: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 [Lot 164] European Sculpture, Early Furniture and Works of Art | Estimate | 2,500 - 3,000 Euro (US$ 2,345 - 2,814) | Sold For | 3,737 Euro (3,505 US$) PREMIUM |
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