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FRÉDÉRIC AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (1834-1904)
Lion of Belfort
Bronz…
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124
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FRÉDÉRIC AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (1834-1904)
Lion of Belfort
Bronz…
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
FRÉDÉRIC AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (1834-1904)
Lion of Belfort
Bronze with brown patina
Signed "Bartholdi" on the terrace next to the left front paw.
Titled "LION DE BELFORT" on the main edge of the terrace.
Bears the date "1870-1871" on the base.
On a light brown patina bronze base decorated with draperies and garlands.
LION OF BELFORT, SIGNED FRÉDÉRIC AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI (1834-1904)
Dimensions without base : 16.5 x 26 x 7.5 CM - 6.5 x 10.2 x 3 IN.
Dimensions with base : 22.5 x 30.8 x 12 CM - 8.8 x 12.1 x 4.7 IN.
Related works
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, The Lion of Belfort or Monument in Memory of the Victims of the Siege of 1870, 1875-1880, pink Perugia sandstone, H. 11 x W. 22 m, Belfort.
In 1871, after withstanding the siege by the Prussian army for over a hundred days, Colonel Denfert-Rochereau's garrison of over 15,000 men evacuated the town of Belfort, which had remained French thanks to these heroes. In 1872, to commemorate this glorious episode, the State and the municipality called on the services of Auguste Bartholdi, the famous Alsatian artist, to create what was to become the Lion of Belfort, a monumental sculpture more than 22 metres long, carved directly into the rock. Numerous bronzes were subsequently produced, helping to spread the popularity of this model.
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