Lot 61: FRANÇOIS LÉON SICARD

FRANÇOIS LÉON SICARD FRENCH 1862 - 1934 OEPIDUS AND THE SPHYNX signed: F Sicard and inscribed: F. BARBEDIENNE. Fondeur . gilt bronze 69cm., 27¼in.

Sicard exhibited a cast of Oedipus and the Sphinx at the Salon in 1903. It was acquired by the state for the Musée du Luxembourg and is now preserved in the Musée d'Orsay (RF3308). The model is illustrated in Barbedienne's catalogue of 1911 priced at 850 francs for a non-gilt version.The work was also edited in biscuit by Sèvres. Another gilt bronze cast was sold in our New York rooms on 14th April 2008 for $34,000.

RELATED LITERATURE
Musée d'Orsay, Catalogue Sommaire Illustré des Sculptures, Paris, 1986, p.250