Bronze of a Cherub Holding a Goose by A. Collas, 19th Century

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Small Bronze Patina Brown etched in its bottom, a round stamp: ''mechanical reduction A. Collas patented.'' Achille Collas (1795-1859) is … Read more Small Bronze Patina Brown etched in its bottom, a round stamp: ''mechanical reduction A. Collas patented.'' Achille Collas (1795-1859) is the inventor of mechanical Statues reduction process, and was able to give a considerable expansion in the production of small edition bronzes. His success rested largely on its policy and Commercial Strategy.
The performance is on the left of a small boy clutching his hands, a goose that seems very Sheaf.
The child, soulful, has a Supple hair, the pretty Bouclettes falling on his face Chubby and his Neck. A small bun is formed on top of his head. The Garçonnet Corps Chubby is wearing a simple pants, and his bare feet. It maintains Courageously and firmly on its two support legs. Concentrate, he strives to somehow avoid being unbalanced by the liveliness of the animal, in a total rejection of authority. The latter, to the open beak, indomitably attempts to escape the arm of her martyriseur.
The artist has chosen here to share with us a Rural Life Scene, Simple and usual for that time. Thanks to Realism his Work, one can easily imagine the deafening Cacardements of Anatidae Dissatisfied, and the intensity of the duel.
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