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Sculpture in very good condition, bronze with brown patina.
Signed "J. Clesinger- Rome" on the terrace with the founder's mark "F.Barbedienne, Fondeur" and on the reverse we find codifications in pencil affixed by the founder at the time of sale.
Barbedienne's casting highlights the sculptor's great mastery and technique.
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger (1814-1883), known as J. Clésinger, was a 19th-century French sculptor and painter, renowned for his realistic and romantic works. A pupil of David d'Angers, he distinguished himself with portraits and allegorical sculptures, often marked by great expressivity and virtuoso technique. His most famous work, Femme piquée par un serpent (1847), provoked controversy for its sensual realism and audacity. Clésinger was also close to the artistic and literary circles of his time, notably George Sand and Frédéric Chopin.
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