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Lot Essay
Cette sculpture fait partie de la série des trente-six Bustes des Parlementaires qui ont été modelés par Daumier en terre crue en 1833. En 1927, Maurice Le Garrec les acquiert tous et commande des moules à partir desquels il fait réaliser par la Fonderie Barbedienne des éditions de bronze, dont le présent buste. A la fermeture de la Fonderie Barbedienne en 1953, la veuve de Le Garrec récupère les tirages puis les confie à la Fonderie Valsuani à lequelle elle commande trois séries complètes: une pour elle-même, gravée "Mme H", et une pour chacune de ses filles, gravées "LG" ou "C". Les modèles originaux en terre crue sont entrés dans les collections permanentes du Musée d'Orsay en 1980.
The present bronze is one of thirty-six Bustes des Parlementaires that Daumier originally modelled in raw clay. Maurice Le Garrec acquired the set in its entirety in 1927 and commissioned a set of plaster casts to be executed. It is from these molds that between 1929-52 the Barbedienne Foundry cast the series in bronze, including the present work. Following their 1953 closing, the plaster molds were returned to Le Garrec's widow, who in turn commissioned the Valsuani Foundry for three more complete sets: one for herself (inscribed "Mme H"); and one for each of her two daughters (inscribed "LG" or "C"). The original clay models entered into the Musée d'Orsay's permanent collection in 1980.
The present bronze is one of thirty-six Bustes des Parlementaires that Daumier originally modelled in raw clay. Maurice Le Garrec acquired the set in its entirety in 1927 and commissioned a set of plaster casts to be executed. It is from these molds that between 1929-52 the Barbedienne Foundry cast the series in bronze, including the present work. Following their 1953 closing, the plaster molds were returned to Le Garrec's widow, who in turn commissioned the Valsuani Foundry for three more complete sets: one for herself (inscribed "Mme H"); and one for each of her two daughters (inscribed "LG" or "C"). The original clay models entered into the Musée d'Orsay's permanent collection in 1980.