Bronze 19th century, 62 cm, Jean Jules SALMSON 1823/1902, The Violinist under the Empire, French School

Bronze 19th century, 62 cm, Jean Jules SALMSON 1823/1902, The Violinist under the Empire, French School

Lost wax bronze, on bronze base, in very good condition,

Signed: Salmson, artist referenced and listed,

Artprice rating: up to 13,000 euros
Jules Salmson is present in the Bénézit and in the dictionary of bronzes of the 19th century by P. Kjellberg on pages 609 and 610.

Subject: The violinist under the Empire …
Era: 20th century
Formats: Height: 62cm – Width: 20 cm – Weight: 12 Kg

Biography:

Jean Jules SALMSON 1823/1902
Sculptor and medallist, born in Paris on July 18, 1823 died May 7, 1902. French School;
Jules Salmson is the son of Jean-Baptiste Salmson (sv) (1807-1866), a Swedish-born engraver of medals and fine stones, who settled in Paris in 1822. His cousin is the painter Hugo Salmson (1843-1894).

He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he was a student of Jules Ramey, Armand Toussaint and Auguste Dumont. In 1845, he won the sculpture essay competition on the subject of L'Effroi. In 1846, he competed for the second essay of the Grand Prix de Rome but destroyed the work because he was not satisfied.
He made his debut at the 1859 Salon; second class medal in 1863 and in 1867, knight of the Legion of Honor the same year.

In 1876, he was called by the Geneva government to the Directorate of the School of Fine Industrial Arts, where he demonstrated the most serious artistic and administrative qualities and contributed powerfully to the success of this establishment.
In 1891, he was appointed corresponding member of the Institut de France.

His works include: La Prudence, statue for the Paris Commercial Court (1865) – Henri IV plaster bust for the Hotel de Ville de la Rochelle (1876) – Handel, statue for the Opéra Garnier in Paris – Monument d’H. B. de Saussure and Balmat in Chamonix (1887) – Caryatids of the Vaudeville Theatre in Paris (La Folie, La Comédie, La Satire, La Musique) – La Gloire for the new Louvre Palace
La Dévideuse, bronze statue in Luxembourg – Model of a statue of JJ Rousseau at the Municipal Museum of Geneva. He is also responsible for the fireplace in the foyer of the Geneva theatre.
In 1892, he published an illustrated volume: Entre deux coups de ciseaux, souvenirs d’un sculpteur.
He is the master of many sculptors including Émile-Coriolan Guillemin, André Paul Arthur Massoulle, Jean-Louis Grégoire, Henri Lebossé, Vincent Desiré Faure de Broussé (1876-1908).

Source Bénézit

Awards
2nd class medal in 1863.
2nd class medal in 1865.
2nd class medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1867.
Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1867.
Silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1889.

Works in Museums and Public Spaces:

Angers, Museum of Fine Arts: The Titans, 1889, plaster, current location unknown.
The Titans, 1895, bronze bas-relief.
Chamonix: Monument to Saussure and Balmat, 1887, bronze group.
Clermont-Ferrand, Roger-Quilliot Art Museum: Hope, 1865, bronze.
Nérac, castle museum: Henri IV (plaster) exhibited at the salon in 1876
Paris: Musée d'Orsay: La Dévideuse, Salon of 1863, bronze statue.
Opéra Garnier: Haendel, 1887-1888, marble statue.
Roubaix, la Piscine: Haendel, 1874, plaster statue, model of the marble of the Opéra Garnier.

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Bronze visible at our gallery in L'Isle sur la Sorgue (France), on weekends.
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