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La Boulonnaise allaitant de Dalou acquise par Ottawa

Jules Dalou (1838-1902)
Boulonnaise allaitant, 1876
Terre cuite sur sa base en bois originale
H. 137 cm (base : 90 cm)
Ottawa, Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada
Photo : Sotheby’s
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21/5/14 - Acquisition - Ottawa, Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada - C’est un superbe achat que vient de réaliser aujourd’hui à Londres chez Sotheby’ le Musée des Beaux-Art du Canada, en se portant acquéreur pour 362 500 livres (frais inclus) d’une sculpture en terre cuite de Jules Dalou, grandeur nature, la Boulonnaise allaitant.

Comme l’écrit Amélie Simier dans le catalogue des œuvres de Dalou conservées au Petit Palais à Paris récemment publié et accompagné d’une belle exposition que nous avions recensée ici, le sculpteur, exilé en Angleterre entre 1871 et 1879, aborde…

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