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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Estimate
14,000 - 16,000 GBP
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Description
- Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
- L'enlevement d'Hippodame (The Rape of Hippodamia)
- signed: CARRIER BELLEUSE, entitled: L'ENLEVEMENT and stamped with the BRONZE GARANTI AU TITRE PARIS pastille
- bronze, dark green patina
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is good with minor dirt and wear to the patina consistent with age and handling. The bronze is cast in sections and a number of stable original casting joints are visible, including at the centaur's proper left front leg, through his middle (beneath the drapery), at the tail, and at the girl's proper right arm and left wrist. There is some rubbing to the patina, particularly at the centaur's left leg. There are one or two small casting lacunae.
"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 femininity, 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 femininity, 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