Después de Claude Michel Clodion
Un candelabro de pie de bronce dorado y patinado muy fino
£18,000
A Very Fine Gilt and Patinated Bronze Floor Standing Candelabrum, after a model by Clodion.
Dimensiones
Height: 159 cm (63 in)Diameter: 35 cm (14 in)
Descripción
A Very Fine Gilt and Patinated Bronze Floor Standing Candelabrum, after a model by Clodion.
Fecha
Alrededor de 1880
Origen
Francia
Medio
Bronze
The son-in-law of sculptor Augustin Pajou, Clodion, (Claude Michel), (1738-1814), trained in Paris in the workshops of his uncle and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, the most successful sculptor of the time. After winning the Prix de Rome, he moved to Italy, sharing a studio with Jean-Antoine Houdon and studying antique, Renaissance, and Baroque sculpture.
In 1771 Clodion returned to Paris, where he continued to produce mostly in terracotta. He also worked with his brothers in other media, decorating objects such as candelabra, clocks, and vases. Drawing primarily from pagan antiquity, he created light-hearted terracotta sculptures that epitomised the Rococo style. Late in his life, when Neo-classical works were more popular, Clodion adjusted his style and worked on major public monuments in Paris.