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French Orientalist Bronze Sculpture of Woman Carrying Fruit after Marcel Debut
$1,300
£982.44
€1,128.51
CA$1,828.55
A$1,935.95
CHF 1,047.68
MX$23,138.20
NOK 13,059.23
SEK 11,942.21
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About the Item
MARCEL DEBUT
French, 1865-1933
French Orientalist Model of a Girl Carrying Fruit Baskets
Polychromed and patinated bronze signed "Debut", sealed with editeur cachet "Bronze Garanti Au Titre Paris", applied plaque attached "PRIX DE ROME" cold-stamped foundry mark of letters within a weight
Item # 311CSG30P-5
An lovely cast after the original model by Marcel Debut of a young woman carrying two baskets of fruit, these French Orientalist studies of the Arab and African nations found a large collecting audience in France and England. There was a fascination with what seemed like a timeless and unchanging traditionalism in these non-Western communities that piqued the nostalgia of collectors. The same sentiment that drove collectors to acquire landscape scenes of rural farms and buccolic views of domestic animals in fields gave a deep well for artists like Marcel Debut to draw upon in preparing studies of the tribal communities of "The Orient". Much of the original material came from travel in Tunisia, which was easily accessible as a French colony and a favorite destination for painters and sculptors.
The present example is a lovely model with an overall reddish patina, achieved first with a chemical base and then with layers of various "secret" pigments laid up on the surface to achieve the hue. Other colors are used in the skin, garment, baskets and fruit to create a distinction between the various elements. It is signed on the base "Debut" in script and is sealed with the editeur cachet while also having an unknown foundry marking of a weight with letters cold-stamped within it.
ARTIST
Born to sculptor Jean Didier Debut in Paris on March 27th of 1865, Marcel Debut studied first with his father and then at the École des Beaux Arts under Henri Chapu. He began to exhibit at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1883, including such works as Sommelier du XVe siècle (1889), Petit Pêcheur au harpon (1893), Actéon (1897), Le Génie des arts (1898), Une gueuse (1905), Watteau (1890), a vase with the theme of Persée et Andromède (1896), Labourage (1898) and L'Hiver(1913). He also executed numerous vases and bas-reliefs, designed some models for Sèvres to manufacture as statuettes and a bronze called Le Fauconnier which was offered at 85 cm in total height. In 1895 he received an honourable mention for his submission. Beyond his sculptures, he also dedicated himself to painting having studied under both Boulanger and Jules Lefebvre at the Academy; these views are often scenes of Paris. He died in 1933.
Artist Listings
Bibliography:
* Bronzes: Sculptors
Founders, 1800-1930, vol. IV, Berman, Abage, 1980, p. 949, ill. 3637
* E. Benezit Dictionary of Sculptors, vol. IV, Gründ, 2006, p. 541
* Bronzes of the 19th Century: A Dictionary of Sculptors, Kjellberg, Schiffer, 1994, p. 266-267
* The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze, Mackay, Baron, 1977, p. 95
* Art Bronzes, Forrest, Schiffer, 1988, p. 473 [biography]
Measurements: 14 1/4" H x 5 3/4" D x 4 3/8" W
Condition Report:
A very fine presentation, cleaned and polished, sealed in conservator's grade wax; some rubbing wear to the edges of the base and a few areas in the figure's garment; discoloration to patina along her arm; rubbing loss in her armpit; overall remaining in very good condition, ready to place.
- Creator:Marcel Debut (Sculptor)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.25 in (36.2 cm)Width: 4.38 in (11.13 cm)Depth: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Unknown
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- Seller Location:Shippensburg, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: 311CSG30P-5 1stDibs: LU1059038023242
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