Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Victor Joseph Ghislain Demanet — Fontainier et Terrassier
Victor Joseph Ghislain Demanet

Fontainier et Terrassier

Victor Joseph Ghislain Demanet's bronze sculpture depicts a fontainier (water worker) and terrassier (laborer). The work celebrates working-class subjects through figurative bronze casting with a brown patina finish.

Medium
Fontainier : bronze à patine brune, signé V DEMANET, estampillé 46;
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Collection Jacques Ginepro, Une Vie de Sculptures

May 18, 2022

Estimate: $800 – $1,200

Lot 72

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Victor Joseph Ghislain Demanet, Fontainier et Terrassier

Victor Joseph Ghislain Demanet's bronze sculpture depicts a fontainier (water worker) and terrassier (laborer). The work celebrates working-class subjects through figurative bronze casting with a brown patina finish.

Medium
Fontainier : bronze à patine brune, signé V DEMANET, estampillé 46;
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, Bronze, Labour, Patinated, French, 20th Century, Monumental, Bronze Sculpture, Sculpture, Classical, Worker, Early 20th Century, Brown Tones, Labor, Working Class, Figurative Art, Realistic, Early Modern, Portrait, Realism, Dignified, Modern, Brown Patina, Belgian, Figurative, Male Figure