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Raoul Charles Verlet
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Raoul Charles Verlet
- LA DOULEUR D'ORPHÉ
- signed Raoul Verlet and numbered 821 and with the inscription F. BARBEDIENNE Fondeur Paris
- dark brown patinated bronze
- height 38 1/4 in.
- 97 cm
Condition
overall in good original condition with the usual light scratches to the surface and wera to patina consistant with touching and cleaning
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
In this group Verlet depicts Orpheus emerging from the gates of hell in a state of acute anguish, having broken his promise to Hades not to look round at Eurydice, and thus loosing his chance to bring her back from the Underworld. The plaster model for La douleur d'Orphée was first exhibited at the Salon of 1887, and a bronze version was erected in the Place Malesherbes, but destroyed in 1942. Verlet began exhibiting at the Salon at 1880 and won a second class medal in 1887. At the Expositions Universelles of 1889 and 1900 he won the gold medal and the medal of honour with the Grand Prix. La Douleur d'Orphéewas cast by Barbedienne in four sizes.