A BRONZE FIGURE OF DIANA THE HUNTRESS, after Alexandre Falguière, late 19th century

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF DIANA THE HUNTRESS, after Alexandre Falguière, late 19th century

Shown standing naked raised on a nimbus, holding her bow in her left hand, her right hand held aloft, on a moulded socle, the base signed A. Falguière and with foundry stamp
18¼in. (46.3cm) high

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
H.W. Janson, Nineteenth Century Sculpture, Thames and Hudson, London 1985. Page 189.

Falguière exhibited frequently at the Salon in the 1880's and 90's, his most popular exhibits were life-size female nudes (often figures of Diana).

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