After Emile Louis PICAULT (1833-1915)

Le Génie humain (Human Genius)

Patinated babbitt metal group, signed
Atop sea green marble counter-plinth bearing the cartouche " Esclave sur le sol où l'étreint la matière / son esprit dans la nuit va chercher la lumière" (Slave to earth with materialism / his soul at night seeks the light)

Height : 71 cm (28 in.).

Minor patina wear

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