Der Schriftsteller Jean Baron de Bourgoing
Medium
Bronze auf Marmorsockel
Dimensions
H: 44,5 cm
Classification
Kopfbüste
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
5820
Art Historical Context
Edmund von Hellmer's *Der Schriftsteller Jean Baron degoing* (1907) is a bronze bust that captures the likeness of the French writer Jean Baron de Bour with remarkable realism. Perched atop a marble pedestal, this 44.5 cm tall sculpture exemplifies the Austrian sculptor's mastery of portraiture during the early 20th century.mer, a prominent Vienna-based artist trained at the Academy of Fine Arts was renowned for his detailed figurative works, often blending academic precision with subtle psychological insight—hallmarks of the period's historicist tradition. Crafted in bronze, a durable medium...