2775 - Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716, Paris – 1791, ibid.) after

Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716, Paris – 1791, ibid.) after "La baigneuse." Original title Bronze, chiseled and patinated dark brown. Signed "Falconet." High-quality 19th-century cast based on the famous marble sculpture in the Louvre. A nude nymph standing on a natural pedestal, leaning against a tree stump, with the tip of her left foot gently dipping into the water. “La baigneuse” is one of Falconet’s most significant works and stands out among 18th-century sculptures for its particularly subtle treatment of the graceful nude. In 1757, Falconet exhibited the sculpture at the Salon in Paris to tremendous acclaim, so much so that he was commissioned to produce replicas, and beginning in 1758, it was also cast in bisque porcelain. A marble replica made by Falconet himself was acquired by Madame Du Barry (1743–1793), mistress of King Louis XV, and has been in the Louvre since approximately 1855. Height: 83 cm. After Étienne-Maurice Falconet (1716–1791). Brown-patinated bronze. Inscribed “Falconet.” 19th-century cast based on the marble sculpture exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1757.