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Le Sommelier by Émile Louis Picault, late 19th century
SILVER Seller in Alpes-Maritimes, France
SILVER Seller in Alpes-Maritimes, France
Item description
Patinated bronze sculpture entitled “Le Sommelier” by the French sculptor Émile Louis Picault (1833-1922), one of the notable representatives of French Salon sculpture of the second half of the 19th century. The full-length composition depicts a standing sommelier or wine steward dressed in a characteristic costume with an apron and soft cap. In his right hand, the figure holds a goblet, while his left hand is expressively extended to the side. At his feet are a woven basket containing bottles and a separate bottle lying beside it, directly identifying the subject of the composition. The relaxed stance, slight turn of the head, animated facial expression and carefully modelled folds of the clothing lend the figure a vivid narrative quality. Picault pays particular attention to genre details: the implements suspended from the belt, the texture of the apron, the basket, bottles and goblet. The contrast between the smoother modelling of the face and hands and the vigorously worked surfaces of the clothing enhances the play of light across the patinated bronze. The composition combines academic precision in figurative modelling with the taste for engaging historical and genre subjects characteristic of late 19th-century French sculpture. The terrace bears the cast signature “E. PICAULT”. A circular foundry mark is present on the base. Other examples of the “Le Sommelier” model of comparable dimensions are known, allowing the present composition to be confidently identified as one of Émile Louis Picault’s sculptural models.
ID: 103387-1788904946-163457
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before1900
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