REF NO : B73171

After Claude Michel Clodion

A Fine Patinated Bronze Putto Figure Emblematic of Architecture

France, Circa 1890

£5,500

 

 

Dimensions

Height: 55 cm (22 in)
Width: 33 cm (13 in)
Depth: 33 cm (13 in)
REF NO : B73171

Description

A Fine Patinated Bronze Putto Figure Emblematic of Architecture, After Claude Michel Clodion.

Standing at 55 cm (22 inches) tall this finely cast and modelled putto figure is seated on a naturalistic rocky outcrop and holds aloft a pair of dividers in one hand and a ruler in the other. The sculpture is raised on a gilt-bronze rocaille base with scrolled feet.

French, Circa 1890.

 

Date

Circa 1890

Origin

France

Medium

Gilt and Patinated Bronze

After Claude Michel Clodion

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.

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