Lute player.

Lute player."A. Carrier Belleuse.""A. Carrier Belleuse."Terracotta, reddish-orange. 53.5 x 45 x 26 cm. 16.55 kg.Heavily restored; big toe of the right foot broken and glued back together; minor cracks.Lute player absorbed in her music, seated on an antique-style bench.Heavily restored; big toe of the right foot broken and glued back together; minor cracks.If this is by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, then: French sculptor and draftsman (1824, Anizy-le-Château–1887, Sèvres), studied under Pierre Jean David d’Angers at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris beginning in 1840, beginning in the 1850s, he created marble works, bronze sculptures, and terracotta busts; he was called the “Clodion of the Second Empire” (Claude Michel Clodion, 1738–1814), In 1864, he became friends with the young sculptor Auguste Rodin; from 1875 to 1887, he served as artistic director and head of the studio at the Manufacture royale de porcelaine de Sèvres in Sèvres.Provenance: Peter Kaus Museum Estate.For this lot, we recommend personal pickup, fine art transport, or shipping via ThePackengers.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

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