Alexandre Falguière (1831-1900) after Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)
Phryné
Model created in 1868, published by Goupil & Cie from 1868 to 1897
Bronze with light-brown patina
Signed "FALGUIERE
Bears the publisher's mark "GOUPIL & CIE Editeurs".
Bears the number "244
H. 38.5 cm
In 1868, at the request of the publisher Goupil & Cie, Alexandre Falguière reworked the figure of Phryné in front of Jean-Léon Gérome's Areopagus presented at the 1861 Salon. For the bronze and ivory edition of this figure, Falguière's plaster model was subsequently retouched by Gérôme.
Related works :
- Jean-Léon Gérôme, Phryné devant l'Aréopage, 1861, canvas, size: 80.5 x 128 cm, Hambourg, Kuns- thalle.
- Alexandre Falguière after Jean-Léon Gérôme, Phryné, 1868, bronze, "Goupil & Cie éditeur" cast, San Francisco, Fine arts museum, inv. Z 1918.15.
- Alexandre Falguière after Jean-Léon Gérôme, Phryné, after 1868, bronze, signed "FALGUIERE" ins- crit "Goupil & Cie Editeurs" H. Springfield, Michele & Donald d'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, inv. 55.23.1.
Related literature :
Gérald M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, monographie et catalog raisonné, Paris, édition ACR, 1986, model listed under no. S.2, p. 308.
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