A stunning rare French art nouveau spelter bust c1900
by Sylvain Kinsburger,
"Iris"
the young woman emerging from irises,
with flowers in her flowing hair.
polychrome patination mounted on a stepped, velvet covered wooded
base, brass name plate-
50cm high
Spelter signed S Kinsburger
Age related marks to the finish and fading to the velvet
commensurate with age.
This is a very beautiful sculpture, great quality and easily
mistaken for a bronze.
SYLVAIN KINSBURGER (FRENCH 1855-1935)
Sylvain Kinsburger was born in Paris on January 21st, 1855, and died in
1935.
He was known for his sculpture in bronze and ceramics, medal
engravings, trophys and drawings. Kinsburger created sculpture in the
genre style with cherubs and angels and depictions of ordinary life. He
was a student of Augustin Alexandre Dumont and of Émile Eugène
Thomas. His first exhibition of sculpture at the Salon de Paris was in
1878 and he became a member of the Société des Artistes Français. He
continued to exhibit at the Salon where he obtained two honorable
mentions in 1884 and 1886, and two third place awards in 1888 and
1889 for his sculptures. In 1889 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris
Kinsburger also received a bronze medal.
Ref: E. Benezit Dictionnaire des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs et
Graveurs 1999 edition
€795 Euro
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