Important bronze proof with brown patina, depicting “Oysel Le Troubadour”, by the sculptor Émile Boisseau (1842-1923).
The troubadour is represented here in his traditional costume, with his lute, one of the most popular plucked string instruments of the time.
Signature of the sculptor “E.Boisseau” in hollow, on the top of the stool.
Circular stamp of the founder “Société des bronzes de Paris”, on the bottom of the stool.
Old edition sculpture, second part of the period XIX th century.
Very good state of preservation and patina.

Height: 79 cm

The Troubadour movement began towards the end of the 11th century in Occitania, among the Occitan high nobility.
It then spread to other social strata and spread to northern Italy and Spain.
The troubadours actively participated in the social, political and religious life of the society of the time.
Under the influence of the troubadours, similar movements arose throughout Europe.
Accompanied by their instrument, most often the lute or the flute, they advocate courtly love, an essential theme.
If they are often inspired by religious songs, they also do not hesitate to get involved in social and political life by proclaiming values ​​dear to their hearts.

Émile Boisseau (1842-1923)

Émile Boisseau is a famous French sculptor, born on March 29, 1842, in Varzy (Nièvre).

Seduced at a very young age by the attraction of the arts, the view of churches and monuments, Émile Boisseau left his cradle in Nivernais to go to Bourges, where he met an archaeological sculptor, who employed him in the restoration of diocesan buildings including he's charged .
The sculpture of ornaments and figures sharpens his natural penchant for all forms of statuary.

Émile Boisseau then entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he received instruction from Auguste Dumont, then from Jean-Marie Bonnassieux.
In 1868, Émile Boisseau made his debut at the Parisian Salon, where he sent the bronze statue of his compatriot General Dupin, and "Céluda mourning his child", which were very well received by critics and his colleagues.
He appears regularly at the Paris Salon, then at the Salon des Artistes Français.
His works were rewarded in 1869, 1880, 1889, and 1899.

Among his submissions are "Captive Love" from 1891 and "Twilight", a marble group from 1883.
In 1882, he sculpted a statue of "Beaumarchais" for the facade of the Paris City Hall.
A marble version of his "Defense of the Home" from 1884 was acquired by the City of Paris, which erected it in the Champ-de-Mars square.

Secretary of the sculpture jury, Fine Arts section at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, president of the Sculpture jury at the Salon of 1904, he has served since 1892 as treasurer of the Society of French Artists.
Émile Boisseau, received the Legion of Honor in 1886, and was raised to the rank of officer in 1900.
Émile Boisseau died on February 17, 1923, in his Parisian hotel.