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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
- L'Enlevement d'Hippodame
- signed: CARRIER-BELLEUSE with a title plaque inscribed: L'ENLEVEMENT
- bronze, rich dark brown patina, on veined green marble base
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is very good. There is some minor wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age with some scratching to her proper right knee. There is some slight greening in the crevice between both bodies. The joints between the hooves and the base are slightly visible.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In Fusco and Janson's seminal 1980 catalogue The Romantics to Rodin, June Hargrove speculated that Carrier-Belleuse's Abduction of Hippodamie was in fact at least partially modelled by the young Auguste Rodin. Rodin worked in Carrier-Belleuse's Brussels studio from 1864 to 1871 and the present model was conceived in the final year of his employment.
It is well known that later in the 1870s Rodin produced the four figures for his Vase des Titans from designs by Carrier-Belleuse and the vase is signed by his master. A similar impressionistic and powerful modelling is seen in the centaur of the present model. Hippodamie is quite differently modelled, suggesting not only was the modelling used to heighten the contrast between masculinity and feminity, but that the model was a collaborative work.
RELATED LITERATURE
P. Fusco and H. Janson, The Romantics to Rodin, exhib. cat. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980, pp. 164-6, cat. no. 50
It is well known that later in the 1870s Rodin produced the four figures for his Vase des Titans from designs by Carrier-Belleuse and the vase is signed by his master. A similar impressionistic and powerful modelling is seen in the centaur of the present model. Hippodamie is quite differently modelled, suggesting not only was the modelling used to heighten the contrast between masculinity and feminity, but that the model was a collaborative work.
RELATED LITERATURE
P. Fusco and H. Janson, The Romantics to Rodin, exhib. cat. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980, pp. 164-6, cat. no. 50