TADOLINI (ATELIER)

Tadolini workshop, second half of the 19th century, after a model by Jean-Jacques dit James Pradier (1790- 1852) Bather seated on a rock, a drapery over her shoulder Statuette in white marble Signed 'TADOLINI.ROMA' on the lower part of the statuette H. 42.2cm, on a later circular marble base Total H: 54 x W 23 x D 27 cm Accident and restoration to the small flower held in the hand, chip to the base. Related work : -James Pradier, Baigneuse assise sur un rocher, un pan de draperie sur l'épaule, bronze statuette, H. 43 cm, inscription in cursive letters on the terrace 'Pradier Scpt', H.43 cm, sale Cleveland, Wolf's October 12, 2000, n°261, "Atalanta", Related literature: Claude Lapaire, "James Pradier et la sculpture française de la génération romantique. Catalog raisonné", notice 415 p.409. The model of this small marble bather, executed in the influential and highly reputed Roman workshop of the Tadolini family, is by James Pradier.the influence of this Genevan artist, considered one of the most famous sculptors under the July Monarchy and until the fall of the Second Empire, was considerable. His work was widely disseminated through the publication of his models in bronze and plaster, with or without his consent, and even outside France.