Adolphe Itasse
L'Amour Vainqueur (A Love Vanquished)
Lot Closed
July 12, 11:28 AM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Adolphe Itasse
French
1830 - 1893
L'Amour Vainqueur (A Love Vanquished)
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
bronze, dark brown patina, on a revolving rouge de France marble base
78cm., 30¾in. overall
Sotheby's New York, 29 October 2014, lot 199;
Private American Collection
The present bronze is cast after the painting L'Amour Vainqueur by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). In the same way that 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.
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