Child bust of Alexandre Brongniart, Limoges porcelain, Camille Tharaud

Child bust of Alexandre Brongniart Limoges porcelain signed Camille Tharaud after Jean Houdon Here is a child as good as an image. For more than 70 years, this bust in Limoges porcelain biscuit has been a creation of the workshops of Camille Tharaud (1878-1956), a renowned artist within the community of master ceramists of Limoges in the first part of the 20th century, for his dreamlike blue enamels, and his works inspired by neo-classicism & the Empire. This bust is a version in matte white porcelain biscuit on a blue ceramic pedestal of the child Alexandre Brongniart, emblematic work of Jean Houdon, sculptor (1741-1828) renowned for his busts more alive than the living, notably with this "game of returning the gaze" of which he became a master. His mischievous little childlike air reminds us of our own childhoods! The innocence of the child, his gaze fixed on the future, smiling. What is he thinking. What is he imagining. This work surprises with its enigmatic air that will make you smile too. Lovers of porcelain and especially busts, don't wait any longer! Adopt this bust by Jean Houdon revisited by Camille Tharaud (whose signatures are visible behind the shoulders, and under the pedestal), who has transcended the object of interior decoration to become a true work of art and collector's item! Fast, secure shipping for careful delivery in France, Europe & Worldwide. Dimensions: → Height: 38 cm → width: 23 cm → Depth: 13 cm → Weight: 1.7 kg.