A Seated Nude by L.Noel

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

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Description

white marble

Catalogue Note

Hubert Noël Louis was a pupil of Jouffroy. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1863 and contributed to the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle. He was a popular choice for public monumental commissions, such as work for the Palais de Justice in his native town of Saint-Omer. The present marble is carved in a more intimate mood. The sculptor focuses on the soft charms of an informally posed nude, her legs tucked under her and leaning with one arm on the rock.

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