Jean-Désiré RINGEL d'ILLZACH (1847-1916) - Lot 91

Jean-Désiré RINGEL d'ILLZACH (1847-1916) Alexandre Dumas fils Model created around 1886 Black patina bronze medallion Signed and dated MD / RINGEL. D'ILLZACH /MEDAILLEUR/ CCC / L / XXX / VI. Titled on the rim ALEXRE DVMAS. FILS and inscribed NE. A. PARIS. 27. JUILLET. 1824. D. 17.6 cm Related works: - Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, Médaillon d'Alexandre Dumas fils, 1886, plaster, D. 18.6 cm, Strasbourg, musée d'art moderne et contemporain, inv. 55.998.0.72 ; - Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, Médaillon d'Alexandre Dumas fils, 1886, bronze, D. 17.8 cm, Strasbourg, musée d'art moderne et contemporain, inv. 55.998.0.1 Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, a student of Alexandre Falguière at the École des Beaux-Arts, exhibited at the Salon des artistes français from 1873 to 1889. des artistes français, where he presented numerous bust and medallion portraits. His work as a medallist was particularly particularly appreciated by the public, he received commissions from the magazine L'Art et de l'État, which made his reputation.