Offered by Marc Menzoyan
Bronze group published at the end of the nineteenth century, representing a bacchante celebrating its god, after the original creation of the sculptor Carrier-Belleuse. This "dressed" version of the priestess follows the scandal caused during its first edition where the young woman appeared undressed. Beautiful general condition, original brown patina, presence of the signature on the base.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824/1896) learned carving and goldsmithing at the age of 13. In 1840, it is David d'Angers who enrolls him at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he will continue his career at the School of Decorative Arts. Exhibiting at the Salon in 1850 he joined an English porcelain factory to create models and taught drawing. Back in Paris, he exhibited again at the Salon in 1857 and received important commissions for prestigious Parisian buildings. Appointed director of works of art at the Manufacture de Sèvres in 1875, Carrier-Belleuse participated in the birth of the Art-Nouveau movement.
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