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Attributed to Auguste Rodin and Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse 1840-1917 and 1824-1887
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Vasque des Titans
- signed A. CARRIER-BELLEUSE.
- terracotta
- height 15 3/4 in.; 40 cm
Provenance
Heim Gallery, London
Literature
Washington, New York, Cambridge, 1979-1982, no. 99 (illus.); New York, 1981, no. 59; Chicago 1987-1988, no. 31
Condition
Surface abrasions, some losses and chipping throughout. Restorations throughout due to breaks. Stable.
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
Probably conceived as a support for a vase, the present composition is a product of the sometimes fraught relationship between the popular Albert-Ernst Carrier-Belleuse and his younger colleague Auguste Rodin. The powerful figures seem to be Rodin's contribution; they are inspired by Michelangelo's Ignudi and probably also Pietro Tacca's monument of Francesco I de' Medici at Livorno. The decorative setting is apparently a design of Carrier-Belleuse, who signed the work. Several versions of the model exist, including one in the Rodin Museum in Paris, as do several related sets of figures of independant Titans.