Auguste Henri Carli (1868-1930) Spirit and Matter or Jacob's Struggle with the Angel Casting between 1925 and 1935 Proof in bronze with a greenish-brown patina Signed " A. CARLI" on the rock Founder's mark "CIRE PERDUE A. PLANQUETTE " H : 64 cm. Related works: - Auguste Henri Carli, L'esprit et la matière, 1921, marble, H : 320 cm, Clermont-Ferrand, place Michel-de-l'Hospital; - Auguste Henri Carli, L'esprit et la matière, 1920, bronze, cast by Susse Frères, Paraguay, Piribebuy Auguste Henri Carli, originally from Marseille and a pupil of Jules Cavelier and Ernest Barrias, was awarded a first class medal at the 1902 Salon des Artistes Français for the plaster cast L'esprit et la matière, which he donated to the museum of his native town. He presented a monumental version in marble at the 1911 Salon, commissioned by the city of Clermont-Ferrand.