Lot 49: AUGUSTE SEYSSES | FEMME AU LYS (WOMAN OF THE LILY)

AUGUSTE SEYSSES
French
1862-1946
FEMME AU LYS (WOMAN OF THE LILY)

signed: Seysses
white marble
80cm., 31½in.

Condition Report:
[Overall the condition of the marble is very good, with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There is some very slight veining to the marble, consistent with the material, including at the proper right arm. There are a few small well-concealed... read more

AUGUSTE SEYSSES
French
1862-1946
FEMME AU LYS (WOMAN OF THE LILY)

signed: Seysses
white marble
80cm., 31½in.

Condition Report:
[Overall the condition of the marble is very good, with minor dirt and wear to the surface consistent with age. There is some very slight veining to the marble, consistent with the material, including at the proper right arm. There are a few small well-concealed naturally occurring inclusions, including at the proper right arm and the proper right hip and back of the leg. There is some light surface dirt at the proper right hip. There is some slight scratching at the proper left elbow.]

Catalogue Note:
Auguste Seysses was a student of Falguière and began exhibiting at the Salon in 1884. He received silver medals at the Universal Exhibitions of 1900 and 1937 and became cheval de la Légion d'Honneur in 1900. Seysses worked on numerous buildings throughout France, including the Grand Palais in Paris and the Jardin des Plantes in Toulouse.

This beautifully carved female nude represents a contemplative, symbolist subject. A bronze variant of the model, a collaboration between Seysses and Alfonse Mucha, is in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris (inv. no. RF4741).
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