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SELARL Thibaut RUFFAT
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Gustave VIOLET (1873–1952)
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496
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Gustave VIOLET (1873–1952)
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Gustave VIOLET (1873–1952)
A large, imposing terracotta cross with a relief decoration depicting Christ on the cross, modelled on the one in the Church of Vieux Saint Jean in Perpignan, flanked on his right by Sant Marti and Sant Joan, and on his left by Sant Jaume and Sant Josep; and at the base, surrounded by Sant Mateu, Our Lady of La Real and Sant Cristofol; the scene is surmounted by two angels crowning Christ
Studio mark on the irregular base, marked ‘JOAN’ beneath a stone pine – unsigned
Circa 1940
42.8 x 32.5 x 6 cm
Bibliography: Gustave VIOLET, catalogue of works by a Catalan artist, singular and multifaceted, a witness to his time
Monica BATLLE and Ramon GUAL, Terra Nostra 2018, pp. 514 “Various decorated crosses”
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 0714 - 194
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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