0 - CARRIER-BELLEUSE Albert-Ernest (1824–1887) (After)

CARRIER-BELLEUSE Albert-Ernest (1824–1887) (After) "Nymph and Satyr" Terracotta group with a nuanced gray patina, signed on the base (Chips, wear, restoration, and slight losses) Height: 33.5 cm x Width: 23.5 cm In 1840, thanks to the support of David d’Angers, Carrier-Belleuse enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts. He made his debut at the Salon 10 years later. The following year, in 1851, he was hired by the Minton porcelain factory in Staffordshire. From his return to Paris in 1857 until his death, his fame continued to grow, and he came to be known as the “Clodion of the 19th century.” He worked in Paris for the Louvre, the Tuileries, City Hall, the Opera, and more. Exceptionally prolific, his most notable works remain his busts of the leading figures in the literary and artistic worlds of his time, alongside his fantasy pieces in which his virtuosity is fully expressed, at times foreshadowing Art Nouveau Bibliography: Pierre KJELLBERG, “Les Bronzes du XIXe siècle – Dictionnaire des sculpteurs,” Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris 1987, pp. 189 ff., for a profile of the artist.