Lot Essay
A painted plaster version of the present composition, now generally believed to be the work of a later imitator of Clodion's style, is in the Louvre (Paris, loc. cit.).
Details
A TERRACOTTA GROUP OF TWO NYMPHS AND A SATYR
AFTER CLODION, 19TH CENTURY
Bearing the signature and date on the reverse "CLODION 1783".
Numerous minor cracks; repairs; each nymph lacking the end of one finger.
21in. (53.3cm.) high
AFTER CLODION, 19TH CENTURY
Bearing the signature and date on the reverse "CLODION 1783".
Numerous minor cracks; repairs; each nymph lacking the end of one finger.
21in. (53.3cm.) high
Literature
Paris, Musée du Louvre, Clodion 1738-1814, 17 Mar.-29 June 1992, pp. 372-375, fig. 197