"NATURE REVEALING ITSELF TO SCIENCE" (1893):
LOUIS ERNEST BARRIAS
1841 - 1905
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LOUIS ERNEST BARRIAS
1841 -
1905
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SUSSE FRERES ENTREPRISES
73cm x 26cm
x 1750cm
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- THE ARTWORK:
Originally commissioned in 1889 for the Faculty of Medicine in Bordeaux, the artwork is an allegorical representation of Nature gradually unveiling its veils.
Barrias created a polychrome version for the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers in Paris, using marble and Algerian onyx.
Materials such as banded onyx, red jasper, and lapis lazuli were meticulously exploited to enhance each detail. This sculpture aligns with a rediscovery of polychromy.
"LA NATURE SE DEVOILANT A LA SCIENCE" quickly gained worldwide fame, and Louis Ernest Barrias was authorized to reproduce it in bronze models of various sizes, ranging from luxurious versions to more elaborate ones.
It is perhaps the artist's most well-known statue and frequently returns to the art market. - BIOGRAPHY: Louis-Ernest Barrias, trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, was influenced by the Renaissance and contributed to the revival of sculpture.
He won the Prix de Rome in 1865 and became a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts, influencing artists like Victor Ségoffin. Barrias, who passed away in 1905, left a legacy visible in public spaces across Paris.
- THE FOUNDER:
Susse Frères, founded in 1758, became the oldest art foundry in France. Nicolas and Victor Susse introduced the Collas-Sauvage reduction method in 1847, enabling the reproduction of famous bronzes.
The company flourished under the Second Empire and relocated to Malakoff in 2013, continuing to collaborate with contemporary artists.
Originally commissioned in 1889 for the Faculty of Medicine in Bordeaux, the artwork is an allegorical representation of Nature gradually unveiling its veils.
Barrias created a polychrome version for the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers in Paris, using marble and Algerian onyx.
Materials such as banded onyx, red jasper, and lapis lazuli were meticulously exploited to enhance each detail. This sculpture aligns with a rediscovery of polychromy.
"LA NATURE SE DEVOILANT A LA SCIENCE" quickly gained worldwide fame, and Louis Ernest Barrias was authorized to reproduce it in bronze models of various sizes, ranging from luxurious versions to more elaborate ones.
It is perhaps the artist's most well-known statue and frequently returns to the art market. - BIOGRAPHY: Louis-Ernest Barrias, trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, was influenced by the Renaissance and contributed to the revival of sculpture.
He won the Prix de Rome in 1865 and became a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts, influencing artists like Victor Ségoffin. Barrias, who passed away in 1905, left a legacy visible in public spaces across Paris.
- THE FOUNDER:
Susse Frères, founded in 1758, became the oldest art foundry in France. Nicolas and Victor Susse introduced the Collas-Sauvage reduction method in 1847, enabling the reproduction of famous bronzes.
The company flourished under the Second Empire and relocated to Malakoff in 2013, continuing to collaborate with contemporary artists.
