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492 - Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815 - 1891) Nude man with bel…
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Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815 - 1891) Nude man with belt Bronze figure Resting on a bronze base with a stamp showing the face of Ernest Meissonier and an illegible inscription that should read "ERNEST MEISSONIER MBRE DE L'INSTITUT / AETATIS / SUAE / LXX / V / J. C. CHAPLAIN". H. 29 cm (11 ½ in.) Comparative bibliography: A. Pingeot, Le Normand-Romain, Antoinette; Margerie, Laure de, Musée d'Orsay. Catalogue sommaire illustré des sculptures, Paris, Réunion des musées nationaux, 1986, p. 277. A bronze figure of a male nude with buckle and sword, Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815 - 1891) Meissonier's sculptures are characterised by a remarkable spontaneity, due to their primary function as preparatory studies for his paintings. Some were cast by Siot-Decauville, but this example was probably made under the artist's supervision. It bears the pastille with his profile portrait by Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839-1909), official medallist to the French government. A wax and leather statuette dated between 1873 and 1878 is held at the Musée d'Orsay (RF 2018 1) and has been on deposit for several years at the Musée des Beaux art de Lyon (B 1643-b), while a bronze is held at the Musée de Grenoble (Inv. MG 1215).
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About the sale Furniture and Works of Art - Sale of the day (Lot 171-Fin)
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Auction time 06/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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