Aimé-Jules Dalou,1838-1902 Femme couchée

Femme allongée relevant sa jupe en regardant par dessus son épaule

Stoppenbach & Delestre

REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHIQUES:
Galerie Delestre, JULES DALOU 1838-1902, cat. exposition, Paris, 1976 et 1978
Sculpture passion, Monte-Carlo, 24 mars-16 avril 1990, n°135, p.86, ill. p.94
Sculptures et Works of Art 1500 to 1900, Galerie Black et Nadeau, Monte-Carlo, 1980, n°47, repr.

Very finely modelled terracotta scetch in very good condition overall. Minor surface dust in the crevisses consistent with age and handling. A few very minor chips to the surface and edges of the terracotta.
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Un modèle identique en biscuit est conservé dans la collection Ginépro (cf. op.cit.), ainsi qu'une version d'une femme couchée relevant sa jupe en terre cuite, signée au dos Dalou a été rescensée à la galerie Black et Nadeau