86 - LAVERGNE, Adolphe Jean (1863–1942), after

LAVERGNE, Adolphe Jean (1863–1942), after Pierrot the Musician. Bronze edition cast with a brown patina. Height: 38.5 cm Note: A French sculptor active in the second half of the 19th century, Adolphe Jean Lavergne was a student of François Jouffroy, one of the leading figures of academic sculpture during the Second Empire. His body of work includes genre figures, historical subjects, and compositions inspired by everyday life. The character of Pierrot, originating from the Italian commedia dell’arte and having become an iconic figure of 19th-century French culture, enjoyed great popularity in the decorative arts of the Belle Époque. By turns a dreamer, a melancholic, or a musician, he inspired numerous painters and sculptors.