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A 1909 BRONZE BUST OF ORVILLE WRIGHT.
5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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A 1909 BRONZE BUST OF ORVILLE WRIGHT.
CARVIN, LOUIS-ALBERT. 1875-1951. Portrait bust in patinated bronze, inscribed on base at front "Orville Wright," signed "Hotel GASSION - 13-2-1909 - L.CARVIN" on left side of base. Height: 9 inches (228 mm).
French sculptor Louis-Albert Carvin was a member of the Société des Artistes Français, known primarily for his sculptures of animals. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1894 to as late as 1933, and sculpted the trophy presented to the Wright Brothers by the Aéro Club de la Sarthe on May 1, 1909. Entitled La Muse de l'Aviation, that trophy still resides at the Wright's family home, Hawthorne Hill, in Dayton Ohio.
French sculptor Louis-Albert Carvin was a member of the Société des Artistes Français, known primarily for his sculptures of animals. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1894 to as late as 1933, and sculpted the trophy presented to the Wright Brothers by the Aéro Club de la Sarthe on May 1, 1909. Entitled La Muse de l'Aviation, that trophy still resides at the Wright's family home, Hawthorne Hill, in Dayton Ohio.


