Alfred Boucher

ALFRED BOUCHER (Nogent-sur-Seine, 1850-1934, Aix-les-Bains) ALFRED BOUCHER (Nogent-sur-Seine, 1850-1934, Aix-les-Bains) Born in 1850, Alfred Boucher was a French sculptor whose precocious talent was quickly recognised. Of modest origins, he began modelling clay at a...

Umberto Biagini

UMBERTO BIAGINI (Volterra, 19th-20th century) UMBERTO BIAGINI (Volterra, 19th-20th century) Umberto Biagini was an Italian sculptor active between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A native of Volterra, a Tuscan city renowned for its alabaster craftsmanship, he...

Francesco Barzaghi

FRANCESCO BARZAGHI (Milan, 1839-1892) FRANCESCO BARZAGHI (Milan, 1839-1892) Born in Milan on 10 February 1839, Francesco Barzaghi was one of the leading sculptors of the Lombard generation of the second half of the nineteenth century. He trained at the Accademia di...

Louis Ernest Barrias

LOUIS ERNEST BARRIAS (Paris, 1841-1905) LOUIS ERNEST BARRIAS (Paris, 1841-1905) Born on April 13, 1841, in Paris, Louis-Ernest Barrias was the son of a porcelain painter. He followed the path opened twenty years earlier by his brother Félix-Joseph (1822–1907), winner...

The Gleaner

THE GLEANER CHARLES VAN DER STAPPEN (1843-1910)Belgian Date : September 1891 Dimensions : 39,5 cm (Height) / 44,5 cm (Total Height) Material : Brown-patinated Bronze on a vert de mer marble base Signature : “September 91” and “Ch. Van der...