LOT 615
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Lot 615
FREDERIC AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (French 1834-1904)
Genius in the Clutches of Misery-1859
Bronze with brown patina
Apparently unmarked
Height 18.3 inches (46.4 cm)
Estimate:
$2,500 - 5,000
€ 1,750 - 3,500
Provenance:
Private collection, Lyon, France.
Literature:
Literature: See, Peter Fuseo and H.W. Janson, “The Romantics to Rodin, 19th Century French Sculpture in American Collections.” L.A. County Museum of Art, Brazille Publishing, New York, 1980, page 68, fig. 64 (reproduced from L’Illustration, 1859, XXXIV, p
Comparison:
Sotheby’s New York, auction of October 26, 1990, lot 180.
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi is, of course, best known for his magnum opus titled "Liberty Enlightening the World," better known by its more commonly used designation, "The Statue of Liberty." In 1870, Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty to mark the Franco-American alliance of 1778 leading the charge in fundraising in both France and the U.S. so as to execute what has come to generations of the world's oppressed as a true beacon of hope. Beyond the Statue of Liberty, Bartholdi was a very successful sculptor, albeit less prolific than some of his contemporaries due, perhaps, to the fact that much of his work is monumental in size. Subsequently, his works, such as the offered lot, are less frequently encountered in the market.
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