English or German, circa 1800 | Angleterre ou Allemagne, vers 1800
Mannequin articulé
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November 10, 03:17 PM GMT
Estimate
35,000 - 50,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
English or German, circa 1800
Mannequin articulé
wood, probably walnut, with metal hardware
fully articulating with peg and ball joints, and moveable fingers, removable breast
With its original steel adjustable stand
(the chair not included)
H. 170 cm; 67 in.
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Angleterre ou Allemagne, vers 1800
Mannequin articulé
bois, probablement noyer, avec armatures métaliques
entièrement articulé (notamment grâce à des joints à rotules), les doigts également articulés, les seins amovibles
Avec son support d'origine en acier
(la chaise non comprise)
H. 170 cm ; 67 in.
Collection of the painter Niels Peter Holbech (1804-1889), by tradition received as a gift from the sculptor Berthel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844);
Collection of Baroness Ursula Dahlerup (1840-1925)
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Collection du peintre Niels Peter Holbech (1804-1889), par tradition offert par le sculpteur Berthel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) ;
Collection de la Baronne Ursula Dahlerup (1840-1925)
Related literature / Références bibliographiques
J. Muro, Mannequin d'artiste, Mannequin fétique, exh. cat. Musée Bourdelle, Paris, 2015.
S. Wookcock, "Posing, Reposing, Decomposing: Life-Size Lay Figures, Living Models and Artists' Colourmen in Nineteenth-Century London", in Looking through paintings, London, Archetype, 1998, pp. 445-464.
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