Dans l'intimité de l'atelier

In the middle of the nineteenth century, the major restoration of heritage buildings occurred throughout France including the Sainte-Chapelle Notre-Dame de Paris, Chartres cathedral and many others. Talented sculptor, Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy Dechaume (1816-1892) was enlisted to work on these prestigious projects. He also excels in the realization of castings on the nature and design models of gold jewelry. Beyond an iconic career of a nineteenth century eclectic, Geoffroy-Dechaume was the faithful friend of some of the most important artists of the era, such as Jean-Baptiste Corot, Honore Daumier, Charles-Francois Daubigny Antoine-Louis Barye. This book traces the history of the fraternal network of Ile Saint-Louis, highlighting the quality and intensity of personal and professional exchanges between the men. Issued as part of the exhibition devoted to him, it reveals the different stages of artistic creation through sketches, drawings, photographs, original plaster, and casts.