Chemin des Sculptures
Larvotto

Le pêcheur

  • Artist : Gustave DUSSART
  • Creation date : 1917
  • Materials : Bronze with brown patina
  • Collection : NMNM
A pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme, Gustave Dussart was influenced by the academic art movement of the late 19th century. The allegorical figure of the Pêcheur or fisherman is a genre scene. Wearing a Phrygian cap, the fisherman is represented hard at work, pulling his net from the water, gripping a tree t...