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Jules Dalou
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description
- Jules Dalou
- Femme aux couronnes
- bronze, brown patina
Signed DALOU and with the foundry mark Cire perdue Susse Fes Edts PARIS - Haut. 23,5 cm; height 9 1/3 in.
bronze à patine brune
signé DALOU et marqué du fondeur Susse Frères
signé DALOU et marqué du fondeur Susse Frères
Literature
Amélie Simier, Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République, exh. cat. Petit-Palais, Paris, 2013, p. 90, n. 51.
Condition
Overall the condition of the bronze is very good with minor surface dirt, particularly in the crevices, and wear to the patina at the high points consistent with age and handling.
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"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
The Fraternity, also called the Republic or Union of Peoples (1882-1908)
Exhibited in 1883, together with the plaster of Mirabeau responding to Dreux-Brézé (Petit-Palais Museum, inv. No. PPS00273), this high relief is acclaimed by visitors of what Philippe Burty will describe as " Dalou's Salon "(A. Simier, Jules Dalou, the sculptor of the Republic, exh. Cat. Petit-Palais Museum, Paris, 2013, p. 84).
Like his recent the monument to the Triumph of the Republic, Dalou crystallizes the precepts of the young Republic, for which fraternity is one of the primordial virtues. The first drafts date back to 1879, when Dalou is living his last moments in London and observing at a distance the evolutions of a country he will soon find again. The classical composition on two registers - terrestrial and celestial - is based on the Baroque Italian and Flemish altarpieces, replacing religious symbols with republican attributes. Dalou was also inspired by classical French statues - including Pierre Puget and his high relief of Alexandre and Diogène (Louvre Museum, inv. No. MR 2776) - and more contemporary models by François Rude and Jean- Baptiste Carpeaux, who was his master.
The City of Paris acquires the high relief for the Lobau Salon in the Town Hall. Interrupted by the death of Dalou, this project never came to an end. A plaster of the model is in the town hall of the 10th arrondissement and Auguste Becker, Dalou's faithful practitioner, has carved a marble after the model in 1908 (deposited at Ivry).
Exhibited in 1883, together with the plaster of Mirabeau responding to Dreux-Brézé (Petit-Palais Museum, inv. No. PPS00273), this high relief is acclaimed by visitors of what Philippe Burty will describe as " Dalou's Salon "(A. Simier, Jules Dalou, the sculptor of the Republic, exh. Cat. Petit-Palais Museum, Paris, 2013, p. 84).
Like his recent the monument to the Triumph of the Republic, Dalou crystallizes the precepts of the young Republic, for which fraternity is one of the primordial virtues. The first drafts date back to 1879, when Dalou is living his last moments in London and observing at a distance the evolutions of a country he will soon find again. The classical composition on two registers - terrestrial and celestial - is based on the Baroque Italian and Flemish altarpieces, replacing religious symbols with republican attributes. Dalou was also inspired by classical French statues - including Pierre Puget and his high relief of Alexandre and Diogène (Louvre Museum, inv. No. MR 2776) - and more contemporary models by François Rude and Jean- Baptiste Carpeaux, who was his master.
The City of Paris acquires the high relief for the Lobau Salon in the Town Hall. Interrupted by the death of Dalou, this project never came to an end. A plaster of the model is in the town hall of the 10th arrondissement and Auguste Becker, Dalou's faithful practitioner, has carved a marble after the model in 1908 (deposited at Ivry).