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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
- L'enlèvement d'Hippodamie (the abduction of Hippodamea)
- signed: CARRIER-BELLEUSE with a title plaque inscribed: L'ENLEVEMENT
- bronze, rich green patina
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is good. There is some minor wear and dirt to the surface consistent with age with some particular rubbing to her proper right knee, his proper right shoulder blade and the drapery on his left side. The figure was cast in sections; joints are slightly visible at the tail, at the centaur's back hooves and on her proper right arm. There is an area of dirt to the tip of the woman's hair where it touches the centaur's body at the back.
"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 bronze. 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, exh. cat. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1980, pp. 164-166, 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 bronze. 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, exh. cat. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1980, pp. 164-166, no. 50