£3,000 - £5,000
Aime-Jules Dalou (French, (1838-1902)
A bronze reduction of the Monument to Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier. Cast by Susse Frères, Paris, from the model by Aime-Jules Dalou.
Inscribed 'Dalou.'
With 'Susse Freres Paris' stamp and foundry cachet for Syndicat des fabricants de bronze, Unis France.
This model is a reduction of a stone monument designed for the Grand Amphitheatre of the Sorbonne. The work was commissioned in 1886. A plaster example of Lavoisier was exhibited at the Salon of 1890 and the bronze at the Salon of 1901. One of only three models to be edited during Dalou's lifetime, the bronzes were cast in small numbers and carefully supervised by the artist. After Dalou's death, Susse continued to produce lost wax editions of the model.
Property of a nobleman
Dimensions:
21 in. (H) x 14 in. (W) x 10 in. (D)
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