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Jean Antoine Houdon (Versailles, 1741 - Paris, 1828)School of
Portrait of Anne Audèoud de Geneva (1776-1840)
Plaster
41 x 31 x 17 cm
This interesting object represents the intermediate phase between the plaster sketch and the marble creation of a sculpture. The portrait was covered with dots so it can be translated into marble. Two pieces of marble are fixed on a surface to indicate the material of the final piece.
This marble bust was created by Houdon in 1780 and presented at the Salon. For comparison, see the plaster one owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also with dots for the transposition into marble and of dubious attribution.
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Sculpture and Small Bronzes from 15th to 19th Century
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, fri 28 June 2024
SINGLE SESSION 28/06/2024 Hours 16:00