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BARTHÉLEMY PRIEUR, | Mother kneeling with child
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description
- Attributed to Barthélemy Prieur
- Mother kneeling with child
- bronze, light brown patina; on a later ebonised wooden base
- H. 14 cm; 5 1/2 in.
Provenance
European private collection.
Literature
RELATED LITERATURE
R. Wenley, French Bronzes in the Wallace Collection, London, 2002, pp. 30-31;
G. Bresc-Bautier, G. Scherf, Bronzes français de la Renaissance au Siècle des lumières, exh. cat., Louvre Museum, Paris, 2008-2009, pp. 138-139, cat. 29, fig. 1.
R. Wenley, French Bronzes in the Wallace Collection, London, 2002, pp. 30-31;
G. Bresc-Bautier, G. Scherf, Bronzes français de la Renaissance au Siècle des lumières, exh. cat., Louvre Museum, Paris, 2008-2009, pp. 138-139, cat. 29, fig. 1.
Condition
The bronze is in overall very good condition, with wear to the patina consistent with age and handling. There are remains of a dark brown varnish and some vert de gris visible in the crevices. A fews fine casting flaws and minor dents visible to the surface of the bronze at several places. Very good quality cast, with fine chiselling and precise in all details. The later ebonised wooden base with a few minor dents to the edges, and a small vertical split. Great cast of a rare model.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This exceptional small bronze of a Mother and Child is of outstanding quality. It is one of the rare existing examples of this model, mentioned for the first time in 1700 in the inventory after André Le Nôtre's death, amongst the small bronzes in his collection (no. 318 and 327).
The bronze in the Wallace Collection, London, is considered to be the best known version of this model, another one is in an American private collection, formerly in the collection of Baron Boissel de Monville (1794-1873), in Paris. A third version of lesser quality is in the Louvre Museum, Paris (inv. no. OA 3995).
The present bronze distinguishes itself by the quality of its cast with precise and crisp modelling, its warm light brown patina, and the intimate subject illustrating the tender relation between mother and child.
The bronze in the Wallace Collection, London, is considered to be the best known version of this model, another one is in an American private collection, formerly in the collection of Baron Boissel de Monville (1794-1873), in Paris. A third version of lesser quality is in the Louvre Museum, Paris (inv. no. OA 3995).
The present bronze distinguishes itself by the quality of its cast with precise and crisp modelling, its warm light brown patina, and the intimate subject illustrating the tender relation between mother and child.