Emile Louis PICAULT (1833-1915), Genius of the Future

Patinated bronze; height: 34 cm;
Signed on base: E. Picault;
on front of base, inscription: LE GÉNIE DE L'AVENIR;
France, late 19th-early 20th century.
Winged figure of a nearly naked man in a walking stance with a plaque bearing the inscription: COMMERCE / INDUSTRIE / PROGRES, supported on a pedestal, around whose base are placed symbols of industry such as a cogwheel or a hammer.