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Exhibitions in Parisian galleries (1)

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25/11/24 - Paris - Art market - Two masterly terracotta caryatids (ill. 1 and 2) await you at the entrance to the Talabardon & Gautier gallery, among the highlights of this now traditional exhibition, entitled "The 19th Century". It’s a slightly expanded 19th century, and that’s just as well, since these works, by sculptor Jean-Guillaume Moitte, date from 1790. A collaborator of Claude-Nicolas Ledoux at the fermiers généraux’ barriers, he demonstrated his skills in architectural sculpture and worked on numerous occasions with the architect, who - as recounted in the catalogue entry online here - referred to him as "the new Phidias".

1. Jean-Guillaume Moitte (1746-1810)
Caryatide, vers 1790
Terre cuite - 33 x 9,6 x 10,6 cm
Galerie Talabardon & Gautier
Photo : Galerie…

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