Lot Essay
Another cast of this model is in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris (RF3468).
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CAST BY SUSSE FRERES FROM THE MODEL BY AIMÉ JULES DALOU (1838-1902), LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE 'TRAVAILLEUR DEBOUT TENANT UNE BÊCHE' (LE TERRASSIER)
CAST BY SUSSE FRERES FROM THE MODEL BY AIMÉ JULES DALOU (1838-1902), LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The naturalistic base inscribed Susse Fres Edts Paris, stamped BRONZE, with the Susse foundry stamp and stamped with number 3, the rim inscribed DALOU and cire perdue
19.5 cm. high
CAST BY SUSSE FRERES FROM THE MODEL BY AIMÉ JULES DALOU (1838-1902), LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The naturalistic base inscribed Susse Fres Edts Paris, stamped BRONZE, with the Susse foundry stamp and stamped with number 3, the rim inscribed DALOU and cire perdue
19.5 cm. high
Provenance
Sold in these sale rooms, 17 December 1987, lot 100.
Brought to you by
Judith Hengreen
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