Jean-Antoine Injalbert (1845-1933) - Lot 78

Jean-Antoine Injalbert (1845-1933) Laughing child Model created in 1875 Bronze bust with dark brown patina Signed "A. Injalbert Bears the founder's stamp "SIOT-PARIS" and the number "857E". H. 47 cm, standing on a marble pedestal H. 14 cm Inspired by a young child he met in the streets of Rome in 1875, Injalbert chose this subject for his compulsory third-year "tête d'étude" submission to the Académie. This theme occupied the artist between 1875 and 1927, and he used the model in a variety of mediums and dimensions. Related work : -Jean-Antoine Injalbert, Enfant rieur, bronze, Siot-Decauville cast, Reims, Musée des beaux-arts, inv. 941.3.212. Related literature: -Jean-Pierre Vanderspelden, Jean-Antoine Injalbert : statuaire 1845-1933, Béziers, musée des beaux-arts, 1991, pp. 42-48.