Ferdinand Barbedienne - Naar voorbeeld van Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) - Sculpture, 'La Baigneuse', een grote bronzen figuur van een badende dame - 82 cm - Patinated bronze
After Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) - F. Barbedienne Fondeur - 'La Baigneuse' - large bronze statue of a naked bather - Paris - Late 19th century
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'La Baigneuse' - a large and beautifully executed bronze statue of a naked bathing woman.
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It bears the inscriptions 'Falconet' and 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur'.
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This statue was cast after the example of Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) by the famous French foundry Ferdinand Barbedienne in Paris, around 1900. The original statue in marble is in the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
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A similar sculpture is depicted in Harold Berman, Bronzes sculptors & Founders 1800-1930, pg. 1065, fig. 4225.
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After Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) - F. Barbedienne Fondeur - 'La Baigneuse' - large bronze statue of a naked bather - Paris - Late 19th century
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'La Baigneuse' - a large and beautifully executed bronze statue of a naked bathing woman.
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It bears the inscriptions 'Falconet' and 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur'.
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This statue was cast after the example of Etienne Falconet (1716-1791) by the famous French foundry Ferdinand Barbedienne in Paris, around 1900. The original statue in marble is in the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
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A similar sculpture is depicted in Harold Berman, Bronzes sculptors & Founders 1800-1930, pg. 1065, fig. 4225.
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