LA SOURCE. TERRACOTTA. 20TH CENTURY, AFTER MODELS FROM ALBERT-ERNEST CARRIER-BELLEUSE (FRANCE, 1824-1887).
Decorative Antiques -
Reference: Z0628
The Fountain. Polychrome terracotta. 20th century, following models by CARRIER-BELLEUSE, Albert-Ernest (Aisne, 1824-Sèvres, 1887). The figure depicts a reclining, almost entirely nude child, his head adorned with a crown of golden leaves. He is shown holding a shell (with touches of gold), drawing water from a pitcher beside him, thus recalling the allegories of rivers or their sources in Ancient Rome. This work should be compared with Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse's "La Source," housed, for example, in the Art Institute of Chicago or the Portland Museum of Art (of which several variations exist, differing in the figures and materials used). Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor and draftsman trained by David d'Angers and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He achieved international recognition after participating in the Salon des Artistes Français in 1861 (winning the Third Medal), and went on to create notable works such as several busts of Napoleon III, the fireplace in the grand hall of the Paris Opera, and others. His work is held in prominent private collections and institutions such as the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the Prado Museum in Madrid; in addition, his terracotta sculptures and monuments (such as the one of Bernardo O'Higgins in Santiago, Chile) should be mentioned. It is also worth highlighting the publication in 1884 of L\\'application de la figure humaine à la decoration et à l\\'ornementation industrielles, an important collection of decorative arts of the time, and in 1876 he was appointed art director of the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres.
· Size: 50x25x40 cms
550 €
