Charles Cumberworth (1811-1852) - Sculpture, Domingue woman - Bronze - 19th century

Bronze sculpture with brown patina, representing a shellfish fisherwoman named Marie, Woman of Domingue. She is dressed with a draped dress, with jewellery, and carries a frog-shaped jug in one hand, and a turtle basket-shell filled with shells under the other arm. Bronze signed by French artist Charles Cumberworth 1811-1852. He was a pupil of James Pradier at the School of Fine Arts in Paris from 1829, and exhibited his works at the Salon de Paris from 1833 to 1848. He worked with Maison Susse, a famous foundry publisher, and created bronze objects, vases, clocks and candelabras. Some of his creations can be found nowadays in the museums of La Rochelle or at the Louvre. Height: 39 cm. 16 x 14 cm.