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ÉMILE ANTOINE BOURDELLE | Guerrier allongé au glaive, grand modèle
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Émile Antoine Bourdelle
- Guerrier allongé au glaive, grand modèle
- Inscribed © By Bourdelle, numbered no. 1 and stamped with the foundry mark M. Hohwiller Fondeur. Paris.
- Bronze
- Length: 53 in.
- 134.6 cm
- Conceived in 1898 and cast by the Hohwiller Foundry, France in an edition of 3 circa 1960.
Provenance
Musée Bourdelle, Paris
Acquired from the above circa 1960
Acquired from the above circa 1960
Literature
Ionel Jianou & Michel Dufet, Bourdelle, Paris, 1978, no. 170, p. 83
Carol Marc Lavrilier & Michel Dufet, Bourdelle et la critique de son temps, Paris, 1992, illustration of another cast p. 15
Carol Marc Lavrilier & Michel Dufet, Bourdelle et la critique de son temps, Paris, 1992, illustration of another cast p. 15
Condition
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
At age 32, Bourdelle attracted the admiration of Auguste Rodin whose studio he joined in 1893. As Rodin's colleague he translated the master's clay models into finished marbles, and in this process he developed a complete understanding of the master's methods and philosophy. Bourdelle was no mere assistant; Rodin corresponded with him on equal terms about his creative process. Conceived during Bourdelle’s time working in Rodin’s studio, Le Guerrier au glaive exemplifies the artist‘s trademark use of the heroic forms. In the present work, Bourdelle highlights the dynamism of the human body and reveals a height of human emotion. As Charle Morice notes, Bourdelle's works achieve a “realism that borders on idealism... Bourdelle’s art marks the transition from the long period of enslavement by reality, which we have experienced, to the new, necessary phase in which the artist will review in his heart all the secrets of nature and reflect them in a creation more faithful to general truth and at the same time revealing his own persona, intimate truth” (quoted in Ionel Jianou & Michel Dufet, Bourdelle, Paris, 1978, pp. 28-29).