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ALFRED AUGUSTE JANNIOT | Étude de Femmes à la course (Study for Running Women)
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alfred Auguste Janniot
- Étude de Femmes à la course (Study for Running Women)
- signed: A Janniot and inscribed: André DUFOUR / de la pare / de Horace Billet. / Jean Devaux / Mario Lebel / François Lepage / cinquantenaire de / la sous-colle / 8 Décembre / 1927-1977
- partially polychromed plaster
- 36.5 by 33cm., 14 3/8 by 13in.
Condition
Overall the condition of the plaster is good, with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. It is possible that the left's figure's proper right leg and the right figure's proper left arm may be reattached. There are various minor chips, abrasions and fissures to the base.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Mostly known for his group sculptures and monuments of “mannerist elegance” (op. cit. p. 471), Janniot is considered to be the only real follower of French Sculptor Bourdelle. After studying at the École des Beaux Arts under Antoine Injalbert, he won the prize at the Salon des Artistes in 1910. Fifteen years later, he exhibited at the Exposition des Arts décoratifs, with an homage to Jean Goujon. He sculpted L’Apport des territoires d’outre-mer a la mère patrie et à la civilization, which is now at the National Museum of Arts of Africa and Oceania. He also decorated the Maison de la France at the Rockfeller Center in New York. The present playful work was probably intended as a study.
RELATED LITERATURE
E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, vol.7, 1999, p.471.
RELATED LITERATURE
E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, vol.7, 1999, p.471.