Lot 172
  • 172

Jean Dunand

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jean Dunand
  • L'Enfant au Papillon, 1900
  • patinated bronze
  • 57,5 x 22,9 x 17 cm ; 22 5/8 x 9 x 6 5/8 in.
sculpture in patinated bronze
Signed J. Dunand on the base

Literature

Roger de Félice, "John Dunand", L'Art Décoratif, January-June 1909, p. 15
Félix Marcilhac, Jean Dunand, Vie et Oeuvre, Paris, 1991, p. 27 for an example in patinated plaster and p. 284, n. 784

Condition

Good overall condition. Minor wear to the patina throughout, more significant on the back of the boy. Some traces of oxidation on the crevices, visible on the catalogue illustration. Dirt scattered and a few black stains. The butterfly has been cast separately and is slightly moving.
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