Edouard François Millet de Marcilly

Lot 63: ÉDOUARD FRANÇOIS MILLET DE MARCILLY

Name: ÉDOUARD FRANÇOIS MILLET DE MARCILLY
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 00c6c61795

Est: £10,000 GBP - £15,000 GBPSold:

Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 25, 2009

Item Overview

Description

LA SOURCE (THE STREAM)
signed and dated: MILLET de MARCILLY 1882

Dimensions

51 by 64cm., 20 by 25¼in.

Artist or Maker

Edouard François Millet de Marcilly

Medium

white marble

Notes

This delicate marble captures all the freshness of its subject in naturalistically observed details such as the rocks and reeds around the stream and the sweetness of the nude who curves over the composition.

Edouard François Millet de Marcilly was the pupil of his father the sculptor Edouard Gustave and the great 19 (th) century master Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. The influence of Carrier-Belleuse can be seen in Millet de Marcilly's choice of subject and its sophisticated execution. Millet de Marcilly's monumental works include the Monument aux morts at Villefranche-sur-Saône and his works are held in the collections of the museums of Pau and Beaufort.

RELATED LITERATURE
E. Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs et Graveurs, Paris, 1999, vol 9, p. 643

Auction Details

19th & 20th Century European Sculpture

Sotheby's

November 25, 2009, 10:30 AM GMT

34-35 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1A 2AA, UK

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