Bozzetto 'Harlekin', 1879 – René of Saint-Marceaux | Lot 274

Lot: 274

René of Saint-Marceaux
Bozzetto 'Harlekin', 1879

H. 68 cm. Modeling wax. Plinth signed and dated St. MARCEAUX 1879. Two collection labels.

Without the sword of the bronze version. Two restored cracks on the tassel of the hat.

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Estimate: 700 € - 1,200 €

178A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
01. July 2025 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

This is presumed to be the original Harlequin, made from wax. A man-sized plaster version was presented for the first time at the exhibition in the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in Paris in 1888, then at the World Exhibitions in Paris in 1889 and 1900. Provenance: From the collection of Maria and Hans-Jörgen Heuser, Hamburg. Gazette des Beaux Arts, Paris 1880, p. 235 f. (text), p. 550 (review); Gazette des Beaux Arts, Paris 1889 Exposition Universelle de 1889, ill. no page; Gazette des Beaux Arts, Paris 1900, Exposition Universelle de 1900, illustration above; Lami, Dictionnaire des Sculpteurs de l'Ecole Française, Paris 1921, reprint Nendeln 1970, p. 223 (text, marble version).

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