Edouard DROUOT (1859–1945) - Lot 71

Lot n° 71
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Edouard DROUOT (1859–1945) - Lot 71
Edouard DROUOT (1859–1945) Hebe and the Eagle of Aris A large bronze group with a brown patina. Signed “E.DROUOT” on the base. Height: 76.5 Beautiful patina from age. Note & Bibliography: - Edouard Drouot was born in Sommevoire in 1859 and studied in Paris under Mathurin Moreau. He began exhibiting at the 1889 Salon, winning a third-class medal at the 1892 Salon and an honorable mention at the 1900 World’s Fair. He specialized in allegorical and mythological figures, such as this bronze sculpture. - Our sculpture depicts Hebe and the eagle, the symbol of Jupiter. The daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe embodies youth. - P. Kjellberg, *Les Bronzes Du XIX Siècle*, pages 291–294.
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