James PRADIER (1790-1852)

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James PRADIER (1790-1852)
La toilette d'Atalante Bronze with brown patina Posthumous proof circa 1870 Signed "PRADIER" on the terrace Bears the founder's stamp Susse H. 23 cm Related work: James Pradier, La toilette d'Atalante, 1850, marble, H. 97.5 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre, inv. ML136 Related literature: Claude Lapaire, James Pradier et la sculpture française de la génération romantique, catalogue raisonné, Edition SIK-ISEA/5 continents, 2010, model listed under n° 306, pp.364-366 The Toilet of Atalanta was presented in marble at the 1850 Salon. By taking inspiration from the ancient model of the crouching Venus, James Pradier broke with the iconography of Atalanta traditionally represented in a race, thus offering the spectators a more sensual and intimate image of the heroine.
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