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Victor Joseph Ségoffin
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Victor Joseph Ségoffin
- Danse Sacrée (Sacred dance)
- signed AJ Vtor Segoffin. Toulousain/ Statuaire/Paris 1908.
- white Carrara marble, raised on a later green marble pedestal
- height of figure 48 in.; height of pedestal 42 in.
- 122 cm; 114 cm
Condition
Overall in good condition and presentation. The marble surface with traces of dirt consistent with handling that can easily be cleaned. Minor scratches and nicks to surface consistent with age.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Segoffin's plaster model of La Danse Guerrière or La Danse Sacrée, dates to 1903. The commission for a marble came in the following year. The over life-size marble originally stood in the Palais de l'Elysée, but it is now in the Musée d'Orsay. The model was also edited in various sizes in bronze by the Susse foundry. Related stylistically to Rude's triumphant Génie de la Patrie (1835-36), La Danse Sacrée is also inspired by the contemporary antique revivial and more specifically in the antique inspired dance method of Isadora Duncan.