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Auguste Rodin & Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin & Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
- L'Innocence tourmentée par l'amour
- Inscribed Carrier-Belleuse, stamped with the foundry mark Cie des Bronzes Bruxelles and dated Bruxles 1871
- Bronze with original ormolu base
- Height (including base): 27 5/8 in.
- 70.1 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Sander Pierron, "François Rudier et Auguste Rodin à Bruxelles" in La Grande revue, Paris, 1902, p. 154
Vers l'Age d'airain. Rodin en Belgique (exhibition catalogue), Musée Rodin, Paris, 1997, pp. 109-10
Vers l'Age d'airain. Rodin en Belgique (exhibition catalogue), Musée Rodin, Paris, 1997, pp. 109-10
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. Rich brown patina on period ormolu base. Minor surface dirt has accumulated in the deeper crevices. Very minor surface wear and dirt consistent with age. Otherwise fine.
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
L'Innocence tourmentée par l'amour is known to have been modeled by Rodin while he was working for Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. Rodin worked in Carrier-Belleuse' studio in Paris from 1864, assisting in the rendering of the sculptor's sumptuous works which recall the Rococo terracotta groups of Clodion. With the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, the market for fine terracottas and bronzes collapsed, forcing Carrier-Belleuse to move to Brussels; Rodin followed, and it was in Brussels that he is confirmed to have worked on the L'Innocence. None of the sculptures created by Rodin during this period bear his signature, making attributions difficult, yet the present model was attributed to Rodin as early as 1902 by the Belgian writer Sander Pierron (Pierron, op. cit. p. 154).
LIFE DATES: (1840 - 1917) & (1824 - 1887)