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L'innocence, jeune bergère en bronze attribuée à Auguste De Wever

Une jeune fille avance pieds nus sur une terrasse rocheuse, un agneau serré contre la poitrine, une houlette tenue en biais. Derrière ses jambes, une brebis passe la tête. Le bonnet noué, le col rabattu et le tablier retroussé font jouer les plis, et la jupe, gonflée par le mouvement, prend la lumière en longues coulées sur une patine brun chaud aux reflets cuivrés. Sur la base se lisent le titre L'INNOCENCE et l'inscription A. De Wever. Le regard baissé et le sourire à peine esquissé donnent à la figure sa douceur.

Auguste De Wever naît à Molenbeek en 1836 et meurt en 1910. Sculpteur actif à Bruxelles, il travaille notamment au service du médailleur Charles Wiener, et son œuvre va du portrait et de la statue aux médailles, aux sceaux et aux petits bronzes destinés aux intérieurs ; on lui doit encore, en 1910, le monument aux promoteurs des installations maritimes. La pièce lui est attribuée par le marchand, sans fondeur identifié. À Bruxelles, à la même époque, la Compagnie des Bronzes, fondée en 1854, réintroduit en Belgique la fonte à la cire perdue au début des années 1880.

Époque
XIXe siècle
Matière
Bronze
Titre
L'innocence
Artiste
Attribué à Auguste De Wever, 1836-1910
Dimensions
H. 60 cm
État
En l'état
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A young girl steps barefoot across a rocky terrace, a lamb held close to her chest and a crook carried at a slant. Behind her legs, a ewe puts its head through. The knotted bonnet, the turned-down collar and the gathered apron set the folds in motion, and the skirt, swelled by her stride, takes the light in long runs over a warm brown patina with coppery glints. On the base, the title L'INNOCENCE and the inscription A. De Wever can be read. Lowered eyes and a barely drawn smile give the figure its gentleness.

Auguste De Wever was born in Molenbeek in 1836 and died in 1910. A sculptor active in Brussels, notably in the service of the medallist Charles Wiener, he worked across portraits and statues, medals, seals and the small bronzes made for interiors, and in 1910 produced the monument to the promoters of the maritime installations. The piece is attributed to him by the dealer, and no founder is identified. In Brussels at the same period, the Compagnie des Bronzes, founded in 1854, reintroduced lost-wax casting to Belgium in the early 1880s.

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  • De Wever (1836-1910), sculpteur né à Molenbeek, actif à Bruxelles notamment au service de Ch. Wiener, auteur de portraits, statues, médailles, sceaux et de petits bronzes d'intérieur, dont le monument aux promoteurs des installations maritimes (1910). https://be-monumen.be/patrimoine-belge/de-wever-auguste/
  • La Compagnie des Bronzes de Bruxelles a été fondée en 1854, a pris ce nom en 1878, a réintroduit la fonte à la cire perdue en Belgique au début des années 1880 et a fermé en 1979. https://be-monumen.be/patrimoine-belge/compagnie-des-bronzes/
  • Le titre L'innocence et la hauteur de 60 cm sont rapportés pour une sculpture de De Wever proposée par un autre revendeur, sans mention de signature. https://www.pamono.eu/auguste-de-wever-innocence-bronze-sculpture-19th-century

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