Gaston Broquet (1880-1947) - Lot 108

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Gaston Broquet (1880-1947) - Lot 108
Gaston Broquet (1880-1947) The Muddy Man Bronze with brown-green patina Signed and dated "Gaston Broquet / 1919" on the back Titled "Le boueux H. 20.5 cm, on a portor marble base H. 1.8 cm This figure is part of a group entitled Paris à l'aube (Paris at dawn), in which the "boueux" (muddy man) and the "balayeuse" (street sweeper) illustrate the harshness of early 20th-century Parisian trades. Related work : -Gaston Broquet, "Paris à l'aube", le boueux et la balayeuse, 1932, bronze, signed "Gaston Broquet", stamped "CIRE PERDUE / LEBLANC BARBEDIENNE & FILS / A PARIS", H. 25.5 cm, Paris, Musée Carnavalet, inv. S2068. Related literature: -Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne, l'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, group "Paris à l'aube" listed under Cat. no. 496, p. 281.
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