Ferdinand Barbedienne is the most fruitful foundryman of the 19th century. He is a creator of the system of smelting to cylinders, to realize reductions of her big masterpieces.
Several Ferdinand Barbedienne's works are today in the Lounges of the Palais Royal, in the Elisée and in the Museum d'Orsay of Paris.
His works are synonymous of quality and the patinas Barbedienne are recognized easily by the experts and collectors since the majority they are in good condition of conservation and have lasted in the time without losing captivation.
Marked by the mode of the II Empire, Barbedienne fulfilled different models of Matrons, being based on the models of the Rome and the Greece Classic.
The sculptures Barbedienne are characterized by the signature of the foundryman or by the stamp by her effigy in the interior. In occasions also they endure the signature of another sculptor what means that the foundryman was not buying the work and that he was working to the service of another artist.
On the contrary if the piece only carries the signature or the stamp of Barbedienne, it means that the work him belonged.
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