François Rude (1784 - 1855)
Tête du Génie de la Patrie (The Head of the Genius of Liberty)
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May 25, 12:01 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
François Rude
1784 - 1855
The Head of the Genius of Liberty (or the Marseillaise)
bronze head, brown patina; on a yellow Siena marble base
signed F. RUDE
Model circa 1833-1835
(bronze) 30 cm, 11 4⁄5 in. ; (overall) 40 cm, 15¾ in.
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François Rude
1784 - 1855
Tête du Génie de la Patrie (ou la Marseillaise)
tête en bronze à patine brune ; sur un socle en marbre jaune de Sienne
signé F. RUDE
Modèle vers 1833-1835
(bronze) 30 cm, 11 4⁄5 in. ; (overall) 40 cm, 15¾ in.
Sculpture Passion, exh. cat. Monaco, Salle des Arts du Sporting d’Hiver, 24 March – 16 April 1990, cat. 301, p. 203 (ill. p. 204).
Related Literature
P. Fusco, H.W. Janson (dir.), The Romantics to Rodin: French nineteenth-century sculpture from North American collections, exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980, pp. 352-353, cat. no. 211.
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Sculpture Passion, cat. exp. Monaco, Salle des Arts du Sporting d’Hiver, 24 mars – 16 avril 1990, cat. 301, p. 203 (ill. p. 204)
Référence bibliographique
P. Fusco, H.W. Janson (dir.), The Romantics to Rodin: French nineteenth-century sculpture from North American collections, cat. exp., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980, pp. 352-353, cat. 211.