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10 - Lucienne GILLET-DUVAL (1883–1962).
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Description
Lucienne GILLET-DUVAL (1883–1962). Seated young woman, probably Palès, circa 1906? Plaster H. 132, W. 70.5, D. 95 cm Minor damage (notably to the thumb of the right hand and the toes of the right foot), dust and soiling Provenance: the artist’s studio in Voutenay-sur-Cure; then by inheritance; remained in the family after the house was sold in 1979; then a private collection. Exhibition: most likely the plaster statue entitled *Palès*, exhibited at the 1906 Salon of the Société nationale des beaux-arts under no. 1796. The statue depicts a seated young woman in an academic style: her hair drawn up into a bun to reveal her face, one shoulder bare due to a slipping dress strap, the drapery falling in heavy folds over her legs, bare feet, her gaze lowered, in a meditative and melancholic pose, one hand resting in the folds of the fabric. It most likely corresponds to the entry submitted in 1906 entitled *Palès*, named after the Roman deity—sometimes female, sometimes male—protector of shepherds, herds and the rural economy, although the figure lacks any iconographic attributes that would precisely identify this subject. Louis Legendre, in the supplement to *Le Figaro*, places Gillet’s submission alongside the most prominent names in the art world of the period — ‘Jean Dampt, de Saint-Marceaux, d’Escoula, de Michel-Cazin, de Bourdelle, Injalbert’ — before concluding: ‘These fine entries still warrant comment: — the lovely seated figure by Mademoiselle Lucienne Gillet…’ A deposit of 10 per cent of the lower estimate will be required for each lot in this sale. Please contact our office.
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About the sale CLAUDEL, GILLET-DUVAL and a few abstract works
Auction location
Auction time 09/20/2026 at 3:00 PM
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Lot description modified on 09/04/2026 at 2:06 PM
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