Jean Antoine Injalbert, The Laughing Child, 1890s-1910s, Bronze

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Art nouveau bronze "l'enfant rieur" (the laughing child) on an onyx base, signature a. Injalbert on the dress, foundry stamp … Read more Art nouveau bronze "l'enfant rieur" (the laughing child) on an onyx base, signature a. Injalbert on the dress, foundry stamp "siot-paris" on the back, 722 g

jean-antoine injalbert (born february 23, 1845 in béziers, france, † january 20, 1933 in paris, france) was a french sculptor. He was a student of the sculptor augustin-alexandre dumont. In 1874 he won the prix de rome for his work la douleur d'orphée. He showed his work le christ at the paris world exhibition in 1878. At the paris world exhibition in 1889 he won the grand prix; in 1900 he became a member of the jury. In 1896, on the day of the inauguration of the pont mirabeau in paris, for which injalbert had designed four figures, he was made an officer of the legion of honor. In 1905 he became a member of the institut de france and in 1910 he was promoted to commander of the legion of honor. The académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de belgique accepted him as an associated member in 1920.

from around 1915 he taught at the académie colarossi, the école des beaux-arts and the académie de la grande chaumière in paris. Among his students were artists such as antun augustinčić, františek bílek, georges gori, fernand guignier, edward mccartan, raymond léon rivoire, édouard-marcel sandoz, pierre traverse and jean verschneider. This piece has an attribution mark,
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