Louis Riche Lady with Goat
Very funny and elegant bronze group by Louis Riché.
Enjoy this attitude with this young lady trying to resist the Goat, but keeping smiling...
Nice green marble base. 56cm x 11cm x 54cm high. (22" x 4.3" x 21.2")
Signed in bronze base.
Foundry Mark.
Marked "Medaille D'or". This sculpture probably obtained a gold medal in a Paris Salon.
Louis Riche (1877 - 1949) was born in Paris France on May 29th 1877. His first exhibit at the Salon in Paris was in 1896 at the age of nineteen. Riche sculpted many animal subjects but his favorite models were German Shepherd Dogs at which he is considered the Master at reproducing. He continued exhibiting at the Salon and except for the interruptions of both World Wars he continued to create his artistic subjects.
