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Fine 19thC Bronze Bust of Madame Juliette Recamier

Name: Fine 19thC Bronze Bust Of Madame Juliette Recamier
SKU: as755a139
Price: 2895.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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Coyly looking down, Madame Recamier holds a veil across her chest. The sheath both demurely conceals and reveals her breasts. Sculptor Joseph Chinard cleverly compensated for the artificiality of the bust form by elongating the bust to mid-torso and covering the transition between the body and pedestal with drapery, creating a work of surprising naturalism. The softly modeled limbs and the slight twists of her head and shoulders suggest a living presence while the upswept hairstyle suggests Recamier's elegance.
Juliette Recamier was celebrated in the French Empire society for her beauty and love affairs. Married at fifteen to a wealthy lawyer who may have been her natural father, she had a loveless, unconsummated marriage and carried on numerous flagrant affairs, the most celebrated with the Prussian Prince Augustus, the youngest brother of King Frederick II. In her Parisian townhouse, she held a fashionable literary salon frequented by the political and educated elite. Some of the most accomplished portraitists of the era sculpted, drew, and painted her image. Chinard's bronze bust considered one of the most successful at capturing her spirit and beauty.
Circa 1860.
Height = 66 cm (26.0")
Width = 34 cm (13.4")
Depth = 23 cm (9.1") We no longer have shop premises. All of our items can be viewed online.
If you wish to see an item, we will be more than happy to arrange a viewing.

Many thanks
Wendy and Robert

Price

£~~2895.00~~

$~~3849.19~~ USA

€~~3411.76~~

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We use a specialist delivery firm for all of our furniture and fragile items and DHL for antiques that can be packed professionally here on the premises for a next day delivery tracked and fully insured.

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Please contact us at 01905 622468/ 07929 011224 / 07720 607007. Alternatively, email robertbelcherantiques@gmail.com

Date Circa 1860 Late 19th Century Antiques Material Bronze Origin French Item code as755a139 Status Sold

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