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Aimé-Jules Dalou
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Aimé-Jules Dalou
- LES CHÂTIMENTS
- signed DALOU and inscribed with the dedication in the artist's hand à Monsieur A. Fennière hommage bien cordial JD.
- painted plaster
- height 13 1/2 in.; width 9 1/2 in.
- 34.5 cm; 24 cm
Provenance
Galerie Tanagra, Paris
Sotheby's New York, March 26, 1994, lot 98
Sotheby's New York, March 26, 1994, lot 98
Literature
Henriette Caillaux, Dalou, Paris, 1935, p. 139
John H. Hunisak, The Sculptor Jules Dalou, New York 1977, pp. 265, 266, no. 114 (for an example in plaster in the Musée du Petit Palais, Paris)
La Gloire de Victor Hugo, exh. cat. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, October 1985-January 1986, no. 914 (for an example in plaster in the Musée D'Orsay, Paris)
John H. Hunisak, The Sculptor Jules Dalou, New York 1977, pp. 265, 266, no. 114 (for an example in plaster in the Musée du Petit Palais, Paris)
La Gloire de Victor Hugo, exh. cat. Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, October 1985-January 1986, no. 914 (for an example in plaster in the Musée D'Orsay, Paris)
Condition
Overall in good condition. Minor chips to edges and dirt to areas low relief and crevices.
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
Dalou executed this relief to serve as a model for an etching that would form the frontispiece to an edition of works by Victor Hugo. Les Châtiments was also cast in bronze, exhibited in the Salon of 1980 and later edited by Sèvres.
ADDITIONAL LITERATURE:
Peter Fusco and Horst Woldemar Janson, The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from North American Collections, Los Angeles, 1980, pp. 196, 197, no. 79 (for an example in bronze)
Grands Maîtres de la Sculpture - Mémoire d'une Collection, exh. cat., Salons de la Malmaison, Cannes, 1986, p. 69, no. 3 (for an example in bronze)
ADDITIONAL LITERATURE:
Peter Fusco and Horst Woldemar Janson, The Romantics to Rodin: French Nineteenth-Century Sculpture from North American Collections, Los Angeles, 1980, pp. 196, 197, no. 79 (for an example in bronze)
Grands Maîtres de la Sculpture - Mémoire d'une Collection, exh. cat., Salons de la Malmaison, Cannes, 1986, p. 69, no. 3 (for an example in bronze)