Lot Essay
The present model was conceived in 1901 while the artist was working in Paris.
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MIDWESTERN COLLECTION
CARL MILLES (1875-1955)
Details
CARL MILLES (1875-1955)
'The Female Begger', A Bronze Group of a Mother and Child
inscribed 'Carl. Milles.' and 'Andro, Fondeur Paris'
11¾in. (29.8cm.) high, rich reddish brown patina
'The Female Begger', A Bronze Group of a Mother and Child
inscribed 'Carl. Milles.' and 'Andro, Fondeur Paris'
11¾in. (29.8cm.) high, rich reddish brown patina
Literature
A. Pingeot and L. de Margerie, Musée d'Orsay: Catalogue Sommaire des Sculpteurs, Paris, 1986, p. 199, no RF 2286, illus.