Achille Émile Jacopin (1874-1958) - Lot 159

Achille Émile Jacopin (1874-1958) Pay night Bronze group with brown patina and marble Signed "A. Jacopin" on the left side Titled "SOIR DE PAYE" on the front H. 36 x W. 40 x D. 24 cm This is a reduction of the La Paye monument presented in 1920 by the sculptor Achille Jacopin, a pupil of Alexandre Falguière and Antonin Mercié, to the native town of Château-Thierry. A plaster model of La paye was made by the artist in 1906. Related work : Achille Émile Jacopin, La paye, stone, H. 121 x W. 218 x D. 100 cm, Château-Thierry. Related literature: Nicolas Bondenet, Achille Emile Jacopin, cat. exp. exhibition, Château-Thierry, Le Silo U1, October 29-November 15, 2011, Château-Thierry, Ed. Ville de Château-Thierry, 2011, models listed under n°Cat. 57 and Cat. 58, p. 54.