Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 18

Raoul Larche
Planter "The Pond"

circa 1900

$25,417.22
$31,771.5220% Off
£18,852
£23,56520% Off
€21,600VAT Included
€27,00020% Off
CA$35,664.17
CA$44,580.2120% Off
A$36,237.84
A$45,297.2920% Off
CHF 20,529.84
CHF 25,662.3020% Off
MX$440,925.18
MX$551,156.4820% Off
NOK 240,729.01
NOK 300,911.2620% Off
SEK 242,040.54
SEK 302,550.6720% Off
DKK 164,812.10
DKK 206,015.1320% Off

About the Item

Planter "The Pond" by Raoul LARCHE (1860-1912) Plant-holder in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed " Raoul Larche " Cast by " Siot-Decauville fondeur Paris " (with the foundry stamp) fitted with its removable inner France Circa 1895-1900 height 18 cm length 67 cm depth 38 cm A similar model is reproduced in "The Paris Salons 1895-1914, Volume V : Objets d'art & metalware", Alastair Duncan, 1999, p°369. Biography : François-Raoul Larche, known as Raoul Larche (1860-1912) was the son of Guillaume Larche, an ornamental sculptor and cabinetmaker. After passing through the National School of Decorative Arts, he was admitted to the National School of Fine Arts of Paris where he was the student of François Jouffroy, Auguste Dumont, Alexandre Falguière, Jean-Léon Gérôme and Eugène Delaplanche. Larche started his career at the Salon des artistes français in 1884 and exhibited there very regularly until 1911. In 1886, he won the second prize of Rome. That year, the subject of the contest was "Tobie removing the fish from the water". He received a third class medal in 1890, a first class medal in 1893, a gold medal at the 1900 World's Fair and a medal of honor in 1910. Raoul Larche is one of the many artists to have been influenced by the American dancer Loïe Fuller: the lamp made in 1901 and inspired by the dancer, ranked Larche among the sculptors who broke with the academic art and assured him a great reputation. This is how he created many bronze and tin art objects (lamps, vases, chandeliers, decorative cups ...) that were cast by the Siot-Decauville art foundry in Paris. He also produced several religious statues such as a "Joan of Arc" at the church of Gagny or "Saint-Antoine" at the Church of Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts in Paris. Member of the jury of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and the Salon of the French Artists, he joined the committee of the Society of French Artists in 1904. He was promoted officer of the Legion of Honor in 1910. On June 3, 1912, Larche was knocked over by a car as he was walking at a friend's arm in the streets of Lagny and died during the day. In 1920, the Salon des artistes français organized a retrospective exhibition of his works at the Grand Palais in Paris. His widow proposed to donate her husband's works to the city of Bordeaux provided that a room Raoul-Larche was created in the Museum of Fine Arts. This hall, inaugurated in 1921, was abolished in the early 1930s, during which time the Art Nouveau had totally fallen out of favor with eyes of museum curators. On June 14, 1937, all the pieces of Raoul Larche's studio were on sale at the Hotel Drouot in Paris.
  • Creator:
    Raoul Larche (1860 - 1912, French)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1900
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 26.38 in (67 cm)Depth: 14.97 in (38 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    PARIS, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: N.80241stDibs: LU2514216398012

More From This Seller

View All
The Source

The Source

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in PARIS, FR

"The Source" by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Bronze sculpture with nuanced brown patina Raised on a beige marble base signed on the base "Carrier" France circa 1860 ...

Category

1860s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The vine arbour

The vine arbour

By Jules Desbois

Located in PARIS, FR

La Treille (The vine arbour) by Jules DESBOIS (1851-1935) A bronze sculpture made in bronze with a nuanced dark brown patina That work is made up of a female figure and its base, en...

Category

Early 1900s French School Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Song

The Song

By Félix Charpentier

Located in PARIS, FR

"The Song" by Félix Charpentier (1858-1924) A very fine bronze sculpture with nuanced dark brown patina Signed "Fx. Charpentier" Cast by "E. Colin & Cie Paris" France around 1900 he...

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Nature unveiling in front of Science

Nature unveiling in front of Science

By Louis Ernest Barrias

Located in PARIS, FR

Nature unveiling in front of Science by Louis-Ernest BARRIAS (1841-1905) Bronze sculpture with triple patina, old-gilt, light brown and dark brown patina. Signed on the side of the...

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Summer

Summer

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in PARIS, FR

"Summer" by CARRIER-BELLEUSE Albert-Ernest / 1824-1887 A bronze group with a nuanced dark brown patina signed "A. Carrier-Belleuse" inscribed on a front plaque "Eté par Carrier-Bel...

Category

Late 19th Century French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Spring

The Spring

By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Located in PARIS, FR

The Spring by Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Sculpture made in white Carrara marble signed on the base "A. Carrier " presented on its red marble base France circa 1860...

Category

1860s French School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

You May Also Like

19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture "The Spring" by Mathurin Moreau

19th Century Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture "The Spring" by Mathurin Moreau

By Mathurin Moreau

Located in London, GB

A charming late 19th-century bronze study depicting an Art Nouveau beauty seated upon a tree stump, dressed in loosely fitted attire and drinking from a shell. The sculpture display...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Italian Signed Dated and Inscribed Original Bronze

Art Nouveau Italian Signed Dated and Inscribed Original Bronze

By Constantino Barbella

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful Art Nouveau "Ebrezza" bronze sculpture of a woman lying on a bed of roses. It bears at the base the signature Barbella and the wording “Rome Palm Sunday 31 III 1912” Brand...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Nude Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Henri Godet

Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Henri Godet

By Henri Godet

Located in Astoria, NY

Henri Godet (French, 1863-1937) "La Reveil de L'Aurore" [The Awakening of Dawn] Patinated Bronze Sculpture, early 20th century, on a circular base with applied plaque "La Reveil de L...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Marcel-André Bouraine, Nude, French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, circa 1920s

Marcel-André Bouraine, Nude, French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, circa 1920s

By Marcel-André Bouraine

Located in New York, NY

An Art Deco bronze sculpture of a seated semi-nude woman by Marcel-André Bouraine, French, 1886-1948.

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Naiad Bronze Sculpture, Modern Style, Circa 1905, Italian Art

Naiad Bronze Sculpture, Modern Style, Circa 1905, Italian Art

Located in Roma, IT

This bronze sculpture is a model of the one of the Naiads of the Fountain of the Naiads in Piazza Esedra, Rome, Italy. Realized by Mario Rutelli in 1905 ca. Very good condition.

Category

Early 1900s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze