Eutrope Bouret

EUTROPE BOURET (Paris, 1833 - 1906).
"Pandora.
Patinated bronze.
Signed.
Measurements: 47 x 17 x 15 cm.
Mythological representation in bronze of Pandora with a historical costume.according to one of the translations, Pandora, after opening the box that Zeus offered her, released to the world the misfortunes enclosed inside. At the last moment, she closed the lid, leaving hope on Earth.
Eutrope Bouret was a French sculptor, disciple of Louis Buhot. Throughout his career the artist worked with various techniques and materials, including marble, plaster, terracotta and bronze, he also made some chryselephantine pieces. Among his most remarkable works is the bust of the writer Alexis Bouvier, which once adorned his tomb in the popular Parisian cemetery of Père-Lachaise, now disappeared. Bouret's sculpture often deals with classical themes, such as allegories of love, spring or the arts, but also shows a great interest in the Middle Ages in a novel and romantic sense.