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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
- Homage to Priapus
- signed A CARRIER.B.
- terracotta
- height 23 7/8 in.; 60.7 cm
Provenance
Heim Gallery, London
Exhibited
Washington, New York, Cambridge 1979-1982, no. 97 (illus.); New York, 1981, no. 57
Condition
Surface abrasions and small losses. Restorations throughout including female's legs and arms; proper right arm and foot of putto, some areas of drapery and areas of the term figure, including some losses and old repair to some grape vines.
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
RELATED LITERATURE
Bruton 1979, p.30-1
This model of Homage to Priapus is related to Carrier-Belleuse's famous 1863 marble of a Bacchante, exhibited at the Salon, bought for the Tuileries and now in the Musee d'Orsay. It is a prime example of the sculptor's admiration of eighteenth century models by artists such as Clodion and Marin.
A group entitled Offrande a Bacchus which featured in Carrier's sales in 1874 and 1883 may be identifiable with the present composition, but the same sales also included a Bacchante au terme, a description which equally fits this model.