Jean-Joseph Foucou, 1739-1815 Buste de femme

Ancienne collection du Baron Henri de Rothschild.
Sotheby's Monaco, 6 février 1978, lot 110.

There is some minor surface dirt and scratches, and some natural veining to the marble. Her eyelids have been restored with a marble filling, which can be removed and properly restored. Very good condition overall. Good provenance: Ancienne collection du Baron Henri de Rothschild.
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Sculpteur originaire de Marseille, il fut d'abord élève de Jean-Jacques Caffieri puis remporta le premier prix de sculpture en 1769. De retour à Paris, après être resté quatre années pensionnaire de l'Académie de France à Rome , Foucou est nommé académicien en 1785. Il exposa aux salons de 1771 à 1814 et participa à de nombreuses commandes officielles et, notamment, pour le Panthéon, le Musée des Monuments français ou l'Arc de triomphe du Caroussel .

REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE:
S. Lami, Dictionnaire des Sculpteurs de l'Ecole Française au XVIIIe siècle, tome I, Paris, 1910 (ré éd. 1970), pp. 349-353.