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Victor-Joseph SEGOFFIN
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Victor-Joseph SEGOFFIN
- Danse guerrière ou sacrée
- white Carrara marble, raised on a later green antico marble pedestal
- figure height 4 ft. 1 in.; pedestal height 45 1/2 in., width 21 1/4 in., depth 23 in.
- 122 cm; 118 cm, 54 cm, 58 cm
signed AJ Vtor Segoffin. Toulousain / Statuaire / Paris 1908.
Literature
See Anne Pingeot, Orsay La Sculpture, éd. Scala, Paris, 1995, p. 63 for an illustration of the same model no. RF3686.
Condition
Overall in very good condition with dirt and light scratches throughout. Minor chip to front left corner. Pedestal with minor chips and dirt.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The plaster model of the present sculpture was exhibited at the Salon in 1903, which lead to a state commission of it in marble in 1904 for the Parc du Palais de L' Elysée. The latter is now in the permanent collection of the Musée d'Orsay.