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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
- Femme Torchère
gilt-bronze and brown patinated
- height 5 ft. 5 3/4 in.
- 167 cm
the base signed A. CARRIER.
Condition
Overall in good condition and all wired for electricity except for two branches. Patinated bronze with scratches and tarnishing in places. The gilt-bronze with traces of tarnishing. One nozzle and drip pan unscrewed but available in a bag.
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 present figure of a classical beauty holding aloft a torchère rendered in the Neo-Greek style is based directly on the artist's plaster studies illustrated in the Etudes (see Hargrove pl. 197). As Hargrove states, "Carrier-Belleuse valued anatomical clarity, and, unlike many of his contemporaries, he rarely allowed the profusion of drapery to obscure the form of the figure itself. Warmth radiates from his figures..."