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Head of sculpture

 

Bronze statue of young boy holding up a mask at Jardin du Luxembourg.

 

 

The Mask Seller

 

The Mask Seller was created by Zacharie Astruc (1835 - 1907). The merchant boy holds up the mask of Victor Hugo with his left hand to an imaginary audience.

He also offers the masks of Gamberra, Corot, Alexandre Dumas (son), Berlioz, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Felix Faure, Eugène Delacroix, Balzac and Barbey d'Aurevilly.

This statue is from 1883.