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A NEREIDE (SEA-NYMPH) LYING ON THE BACK OF A SEA MONSTER
Details
Jean-Baptiste Clesinger (French, 1814-1883)
A Nereide (Sea-Nymph) Lying on the Back of a Sea Monster
signed 'J. CLESINGER'
29in. (73.5cm.) long; 16in. (41cm.) high, marble
A Nereide (Sea-Nymph) Lying on the Back of a Sea Monster
signed 'J. CLESINGER'
29in. (73.5cm.) long; 16in. (41cm.) high, marble
Provenance
Possibly Emile de Girardin (sale, Paris, 24-28 May 1883, lot 78, as Nereide sur Tigre Marin) Anthony Roth Fine Arts, Ltd., London
The Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Collection, sold, Sotheby's New York, 26 May 1994, lot 11
The Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Collection, sold, Sotheby's New York, 26 May 1994, lot 11
Literature
T. Gautier, Catalogue de la vente de l'atelier Clesinger, Paris, 1870, p. 11
A. Estignard, Clesinger, sa vie, ses oeuvres, Paris, 1900, p. 169
R. de Gourmont, Clesinger (1814-1883) notice bibliographique, Paris, 1903
S. Lami, Vol. I., 1914, p. 403
J. Hargrove, 1977, p. XVI, p. 225, no. 201 (illustrated)
Musee d'Orsay, 1986, pp. 100-101 (illustration of the larger version in marble)
A. Estignard, Clesinger, sa vie, ses oeuvres, Paris, 1900, p. 169
R. de Gourmont, Clesinger (1814-1883) notice bibliographique, Paris, 1903
S. Lami, Vol. I., 1914, p. 403
J. Hargrove, 1977, p. XVI, p. 225, no. 201 (illustrated)
Musee d'Orsay, 1986, pp. 100-101 (illustration of the larger version in marble)