Grinding on... framing (got more frames coming, thanks to a local buy n sell group -) though no idea if they are hangable; and is the Tree of Death finished?? Well, no. Nearly though.Great excitement here yesterday. There's a bric-a-brac stall in the Sunday market by the fripperie and the man there had saved some frames for me, which I duly collected. Spotted a bust of Berlioz which looked a bit good so lashed out three euros for it; seemed to be carved out of a solid block of wood and beautifully done.
Got it home and found a signature. Turns out to have been done by a pupil of Rodins, one Seraphin Soudbinine, a Russian born artist who worked in drawing and painting and (chiefly) ceramics, 1867 - 1944. (Rodin did a portrait of him, a sculpture, knockout).
Somewhat blown away by holding this piece of history.
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