Lot 95
  • 95

Jules Dalou

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jules Dalou
  • Ange à l'Enfant
  • bronze, dark brown patina
    Signed DALOU, numbered A2 and with the foundry mark CIRE PERDUE A.-A. HEBRARD
  • Haut. 31 cm; height 12 1/4  in.
bronze à patine brune
signé DALOU, marqué du fondeur A.A. Hébrard et numéroté A2

Literature

Amélie Simier, Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République, exh. cat., Petit-Palais, Paris, 2013, p. 359, n. 288.

Condition

Overall the condition of the bronze is good with minor surface dirt, particularly in the crevices, and wear to the patina at the high points consistent with age and handling. The bronze wobbles slightly on an even surface.
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Catalogue Note

Monument to the memory of Queen Victoria's grandchildren (1877-1879)
Exiled from France to escape his condemnation to forced labor in perpetuity, Dalou found in London a favorable welcome and the support of a clientele of financiers and landowners. In his genre and maternal scenes, he depicts a simple and intimate world, where maternal feelings are exalted and lauded far from social cleavages.
In 1877 Dalou wins a commission for a funeral monument dedicated to the memory of five of Queen Victoria's grandchildren, for the private royal chapel in Windsor. A standing angel carries three children in his arms while the last two grasp its legs. This first monument is in place in June 1878 and Dalou is entrusted with a second commission by Queen Victoria in memory of Princess Mary Hesse, who had just died of typhoid fever.