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156 - “La profusion de l’automne,” attributed to Maison Christian Dior, after Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593), 20th century
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“La profusion de l’automne,” attributed to Maison Christian Dior, after Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526–1593), 20th century Polychrome glazed ceramic, subsequently filled with concrete; a metal plate with a central opening is embedded in the filling on the underside. A fully sculpted male bust with a head and torso composed of three-dimensionally modeled grapes, cucurbits, other fruits, vegetables, and leaves. A free three-dimensional interpretation of Arcimboldo’s composite heads as an allegory of autumn. Glaze with a diffuse craquelure. Chipped glaze and missing areas in the polychrome decoration, particularly on the grape sections. Several longer, partly branching crack lines in the ceramic body. Surface showing scratches, scuff marks, and dark deposits. Dimensions approx. 47.5 × 39 × 27 cm. This piece is part of a series of four busts, each dedicated to a season, which Christian Dior commissioned based on Arcimboldo’s Four Seasons for the staging of a fashion presentation at the Grand Palais in Paris. Please note: Pickup only; or please request a shipping quote before the auction. Condition: II -
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