Sapho
Details
Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)
Sapho
signed, signed with the monogram and dated 'ANTOINE BOURDELLE SAPHO 1887 1924' (on the right side of the base); inscribed with the foundry mark and numbered 'Alexis.Rudier Fondeur.Paris IV' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 27 1/8 in. (68.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1887-1924; this bronze version cast at a later date
Sapho
signed, signed with the monogram and dated 'ANTOINE BOURDELLE SAPHO 1887 1924' (on the right side of the base); inscribed with the foundry mark and numbered 'Alexis.Rudier Fondeur.Paris IV' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 27 1/8 in. (68.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1887-1924; this bronze version cast at a later date
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 16 May 1990, lot 331.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
P. Descargues, Bourdelle, Paris, 1954, p. 54 (a larger version illustrated).
I. Jianou & M. Dufet, Bourdelle, Deuxième édition avec le catalogue des sculptures complété et numéroté, Paris, 1975, no. 59, p. 70.
P. Cannon-Brookes, Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, London, 1983, p. 102.
C.M. Lavriller & M. Dufet, Bourdelle et la critique de son temps, Paris, 1992, pp. 19 & 143 (a larger version illustrated; dated 1887-1925).
I. Jianou & M. Dufet, Bourdelle, Deuxième édition avec le catalogue des sculptures complété et numéroté, Paris, 1975, no. 59, p. 70.
P. Cannon-Brookes, Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, London, 1983, p. 102.
C.M. Lavriller & M. Dufet, Bourdelle et la critique de son temps, Paris, 1992, pp. 19 & 143 (a larger version illustrated; dated 1887-1925).
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