Lot 62
  • 62

Jules Dalou

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jules Dalou
  • Ariane et Bacchus
  • bronze, red-brown patina
    Signed DALOU and with the foundry mark CIRE PERDUE A.-A. HEBRARD
  • Haut. 25 cm; height 9 5/7  in.

Exhibited

Amélie Simier, Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République, cat. exp. Petit-Palais, Paris, 2013, p. 424, n. 348.

Condition

Overall the condition of the bronze is very good with minor surface dirt, particularly in the crevices, and wear to the patina at the high points consistent with age and handling. There are some superficial scratches to Ariadne's proper right hip and buttocks.
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