REF NO : B64801

After Claude Michel Clodion

A Very Fine Gilt and Patinated Bronze Floor Standing Candelabrum

France, Circa 1880

£18,000

A Very Fine Gilt and Patinated Bronze Floor Standing Candelabrum, after a model by Clodion.

Dimensions

Height: 159 cm (63 in)
Diameter: 35 cm (14 in)
REF NO : B64801

Description

A Very Fine Gilt and Patinated Bronze Floor Standing Candelabrum, after a model by Clodion.

Date

Circa 1880

Origin

France

Medium

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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