拍品 156
  • 156

LOUIS-ERNEST BARRIAS | Nature se dévoilant à la Science (Nature Revealing herself to Science)

估價
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
招標截止

描述

  • Louis-Ernest Barrias
  • Nature se dévoilant à la Science (Nature Revealing herself to Science)
  • 58cm., 22 7/8 in. overall
gilt bronze signed: E. Barrias, inscribed: Susse Fres Edts Paris. stamped with the SUSSE FRERES EDITEURS PARIS pastille, further stamped: SYNDICAT des FAGRTS DE BRONZES 1818 UNI FRANCE and stamped with the letters G and S and stamped FRANCE and with an old label to the back inscribed: 22 MAY 97 / sale 8658 / lot 153

Condition

Overall the condition of the bronze is very good, with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. The bronze is cast in sections, and a joint is slightly visible around the top of the drapery underneath the breasts. There are minor nicks and scratches to the surface in areas. The patina is slightly dry in areas, including to the chest. There is minor greening to the surface at the back. The old label to the back of the base is torn. Please note, Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.

拍品資料及來源

Barrias exhibited the model of La Nature in white marble at the salon of 1893. This first version was entirely nude apart from the veil which hung over her head and fell to her feet at her back. Suitably, given its title, the marble was purchased by the Medical Faculty of Bordeaux. Barrias exhibited the model again in 1899 partly clothed, like the present model, and fashioned out of coloured stones, fitting into the vogue for chryselephantine sculpture. The contemporary allegory of the title reflects its modernity and thinly disguises the essence of the composition: a beautiful woman undressing.

RELATED LITERATURE
P. Fusco and H. Janson, The Romantics to Rodin, exh. cat. Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, 1980, pp. 118-120, no. 10