Lot 103
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A French white marble sculpture of a naked young lady
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A French white marble sculpture of a naked young lady

BY BENOÎT ROUGELET, PARIS, DATED 1887

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A French white marble sculpture of a naked young lady
By Benoît Rougelet, Paris, Dated 1887
Seated on a cushioned stool teasing her cat with a ball of wool, on a circular spreading base, signed to the front Rougelet, Paris, 1887
30 in. (76 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

Born in Tournus in 1834, Benoît Rougelet (d.1894) studied under Duret and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1876 onwards, as well as at the 1889 and 1892 Expositions Universelles where he was awarded a medal. He produced numerous busts and medallions portraying historical and contemporary French celebrities. He also sculpted classical figures and groups such as Cupidon (Le Mans Museum), Faune et Faunesse and Greuze (Tournus Museum). The city of Paris commissioned several portraits for the Hôtel de Ville from him. Boudet had a retail outlet in de Boulevard des Capucines, Paris.

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