Early 20th century French school, after Michel Colombe (1430 - Lot 380

Early 20th century French school, after Michel Colombe (1430-1515) Bust of the Virgin after the Virgin and Child known as Notre-Dame de la Grace de Saint Galmier Black patina bronze bust H. 33 cm Related works : -Attributed to Michel Colombe, Vierge à l'Enfant dite Notre-Dame de la Grâce dite aussi Vierge du Pilier, stone, Saint Galmier church; -Ateliers du Louvre after Michel Colombe, Buste de la statue en pied de la Vierge, plaster, H. 33 x W. 35 cm, Tourcoing, lycée Gambetta. At the request of Louis Courajod, curator at the Musée du Louvre, a mold of the bust of this Virgin was made in 1890 by the Musée du Louvre's molding workshop, by the Drôme statuary Paul Emile Millefaut. The success of the subject led to a number of subsequent plaster and bronze editions.