Charles Anfrie - Artist Info

About Charles Anfrie

  • Biography

    The sculptor Charles Anfrie was an outstanding bronze artist, valued for the detail with which he describes the costumes and the verism captured in the features. In this scene, a cuirassier from the Franco-Prussian War holds a wounded soldier.

    Their posture is charged with heroism and a certain religiosity, recalling the theme of the Pieta. The different qualities and textures of the costumes have been recreated with painstaking attention to detail.

    French sculptor, active in Paris. He produced mainly bronze works in the spirit of academicism and naturalism. Many works refer to historical and mythological themes, as well as everyday life.

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