Emile-André BOISSEAU (1842-1923)

Twilight Sculpture in white marble Signed on the terrace Height: 74 cm Emile-André Boisseau exhibited regularly at the Salon from the 1870s, winning numerous prizes. Our sculpture, Le Crépuscule, was shown at the 1883 Salon, where it won a gold medal. In an article in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts the same year, critic H. Jouin described the group as follows: "M. Boisseau has represented the Twilight in the form of a genie who lights his nocturnal lamp while the children slumber under the powerful wings. The artist has given a woman's body to the character he wanted to create: the gaze and general attitude have something maternal about them. Le Crépuscule is a sober, graceful composition". At the 1883 exhibition, the sculpture was accompanied by this poem: Crépuscule Le silence se fait. In the shadows, When the shepherd's star flees, Nature under the dark sky, Gently falls asleep. It is Night.