19th and 20th Century Sculpture

19th and 20th Century Sculpture

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ALFRED JEAN FORETAY | NYMPH

VAT applies to hammer price and buyer's premiumUK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Auction Closed

December 11, 11:50 AM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

ALFRED JEAN FORETAY

Swiss

1861-1944

NYMPH


signed: A. Foretay, and inscribed: Sé Faise de Sculpture d'art 3

white marble

77cm., 30¼in. 

A student of Falguière, Foretay made his debut at the Salon in 1891. His works are conceived with a strong element of the contemporary fashion for Art Nouveau, which stimulated a younger generation of sculptors around the fin-de-siècle.