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836 - MORIN, Edmond (1824–1882), painter and illustrator. A beautiful allegory of sculpture. A signed pen-and-ink drawing depicting the motto associated with Garnier and the opera, “Mens agitat molem,” meaning “The mind animates matter ” & the attributes of sculpture: a block of stone, the Venus de Milo, the Acropolis, a helmet (Spanish morion), a tree trunk, a carved bas-relief, a sculptor’s tools, a boat, etc. Approximately 13.5 x 12.5 cm.
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MORIN, Edmond (1824–1882), painter and illustrator. A beautiful allegory of sculpture. A signed pen-and-ink drawing depicting the motto associated with Garnier and the opera, “Mens agitat molem,” meaning “The mind animates matter ” & the attributes of sculpture: a block of stone, the Venus de Milo, the Acropolis, a helmet (Spanish morion), a tree trunk, a carved bas-relief, a sculptor’s tools, a boat, etc. Approximately 13.5 x 12.5 cm. An explanatory letter is enclosed: REY. L.A.S. addressed to Morin. 1879. “Dalloz is eager to know if you have met with Charles Garnier regarding the design of the Opera House […].” With an interesting reply from Morin in pencil, to which he attaches his “monstrous sketch.”
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