Large plaster cast of Professor Desbonnet by G. Setta
- Inventory number
- 2025.24.9.2
- Barcode
- 93717
- Type
- Médaillon , Sculpture
- Period
- Vers 1925
- Creator / Author
- Setta Georges
- Origin
- achat en vente publique de Vermot et Associés (24 mai 2025) , 2025.24
- Materials
- plâtre (doré, moulé) Disque en plâtre patiné à la peinture marron
- Dimensions
- 4 cm - diam. 26 cm
Physical description
Large brown plaster, with a fastening tab on the back on the upper part, the inventor's head is turned to the right. Around this head the name, a dedication and a date. At the bottom right of the bust is a signature.
Notes
Born in 1867 into a well-to-do family in Lille, Edmond Desbonnet was at the end of the nineteenth century the claimed inventor of the term "physical culture" and the creator and promoter of a bodybuilding method that bears his name. While the latter's ultimate ambition is to "elevate the soul by developing the body" and to participate in the development of sport for all in order to "regenerate the race", it also attaches particular importance to health and plastic beauty.
Photo credits
© Collection MNS