CARRIER-BELLEUSE, Albert-Ernest (1824 Anizy-le-Château – 1887 Sèvres)

(1824 Anizy-le-Château – 1887 Sèvres)CARRIER-BELLEUSE,(1824 Anizy-le-Château – 1887 Sèvres)Albert-Ernest(1824 Anizy-le-Château – 1887 Sèvres)Spring NymphTerracotta, reddish-orange. Signed “A. Carrier-Belleuse.” H 73 cm. 11.84 kg.Signs of age and wear, cracks, minor chips.Depiction of a nude young woman walking through the reeds.Signs of age and wear, cracks, minor chips.Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse: French sculptor and draftsman; studied under Pierre Jean David d’Angers at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris beginning in 1840; from the 1850s onward, he created works in marble, 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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