19th and 20th Century Sculpture
19th and 20th Century Sculpture
Magnificent Marbles from a Private American Collection
Adolphe Itasse
L'Amour Vainqueur (Love Victorious)
Lot Closed
December 9, 01:19 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Magnificent Marbles from a Private American Collection
Adolphe Itasse
French
1830-1893
L'Amour Vainqueur (Love Victorious)
signed and dated: A. Itasse / Scvpt / 1887, inscribed: W. BOUGUEREAU. INV, stamped with a foundry seal, further inscribed: 42047 / 6, and with a titular plaque to the base inscribed: L'Amour Vainqueur / W BOUGUEREAU INVT
bronze, dark brown patina, on a revolving rouge de France marble base
After a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
78cm., 30¾in. overall
Sotheby's New York, 29 October 2014, lot 199;
Private American Collection
Private American Collection
In the same way that William-Adolphe Bouguereau often drew inspiration from sculptural compositions for his paintings, sculptors were similarly inspired by his work. L'Amour Vainqueur was painted in 1886; it sold at Christie's, New York, May 25, 1984, lot 79, and is now housed in a private collection.