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838 - Lady with a Mandolin. French School. Signed J. Legeluche. 19…
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Estimate €1,200 - €3,000
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Lady with a Mandolin. French School. Signed J. Legeluche. 19th century. Polychrome terracotta sculpture. The work depicts a young woman seated on a rock formation, holding a mandolin in a contemplative pose. With her hair loose and a melancholic expression, she wears a yellow blouse with a tight red bodice and a green skirt, a typical outfit from the Romantic popular imagination. Her bare foot resting on the stone, the slight turn of her torso, and the delicacy with which she holds the instrument lend the figure a natural and measured rhythm. The polychromy, with its warm and muted tones, accentuates the subtle sensuality of the scene. The anatomical rendering is soft and realistic, with meticulous attention to detail in the modelling of the face, hands and folds of the clothing. The work is signed J. Legeluche and bears the enigmatic phrase ‘Seeds, but what do seeds do?’, which adds a poetic or symbolic layer to its interpretation. This is a decorative sculpture, characteristic of the late 19th-century French tradition, linked to genre sculpture, where idealisation, narrative sensibility and a bourgeois taste for the picturesque converge. This piece stands out for its technical refinement, the serene expressiveness of the figure, and the evocative power of the work as a whole. Dimensions: 48 x 15 x 18 cm.
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About the sale GRAND SUMMER AUCTION OF HAUTE ÉPOQUE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 4:00 AM
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