Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, French 1824-1887, A red terracotta model (bozzetto) of L' Enlèvement d' Hippodamie second half 19th century

P. Fusco and H.W. Janson, The Romantics to Rodin: French 19th Century Sculpture from North American Collections, Los Angeles, 1980, pp.164-166.

In overall good condition with some general surface dirt. There are some minor marks, scratches and abrasion to the raised parts consistent with age. There are restorations to both front legs of the horse, as well as to the right back hoof, to the left leg and hand of the female, and possibly to the horse's tail.
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It has been justifiably suggested that this group owes much to the involvement of Auguste Rodin, who was working in Carrier-Belleuse's studio. It is first documented in 1871 when a terracotta version was included in a selection of models offered in Brussels in July of that year. Hargrove has demonstrated that the centaur's body which ripples with a bold musculature is characteristic of Rodin's models for the Vase of the Titans, and that the screaming face is very similar to Rodin's The Calls to Arms of 1878.