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Lot 39: CHARLOTTE GABRIELLE BESNARD, NÉE DUBRAY

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBP
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJune 02, 2010

Item Overview

Description

CHARLOTTE GABRIELLE BESNARD, NÉE DUBRAY FRENCH 1855 - 1930 LA CIVILISATION signed and dated: Charlotte Besnard 1880 and the tablet inscribed: Civilisation Commerce Industrie bronze, dark brown patina 58.5cm., 23in.

Notes

Charlotte-Gabrielle Besnard, née Dubray was taught sculpture by her father, Gabriel-Vital Dubray. She first exhibited at the Salon in 1874 and was awarded a silver medal in 1900.

Dubray married the painter Albert Besnard, who was director of the French Academy in Rome. She was a sociétaire of the Société des Beaux Arts and exhibited a series of portrait busts at the RA from 1875-1878.

Auction Details

19th & 20th Century European Sculpture

by
Sotheby's
June 02, 2010, 10:30 AM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK