Emmanuel Hannaux

EMMANUEL HANNAUX (Metz, 1885 - Paris, 1934).
"Female bust", 1904.
Carrara marble.
Signed and dated.
In perfect condition.
Measurements: 65 x 42 x 30 cm.

Round sculpture made of Carrara marble representing a female bust. It is a young woman with her hair tied up in a high bun. The lady shows an ideal face with symmetrical features, of clear classical roots, but treated from a pictorial point of view. The author thus offers us an image of expressiveness and dynamism. Regarding the technical and formal aspects, the sculptor demonstrates a great mastery of the craft, a virtuosity especially evident in details such as the hair and facial features.
Emmanuel Hannaux began his studies at the industrial school in Strasbourg, but returned to Metz at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870. He continued his studies at the School of Modeling and Sculpture. In 1876 he moved to Paris, where he was admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and was taught by Dumont, Thomas and Bonassieux. At the 1889 Salon, Hannaux won the third medal for his "Le Bûcheron"; that same year he received the second medal for his patriotic group "Le Drapeau", now in the museum of Draguignan; and in 1894 he received the first medal for his "Orphée Mourant", now in the museum of Luxembourg. His work is in the Musée du Puy. He made busts for numerous personalities. At the 1903 Salon, Hannaux received the Medal of Honor.