Several sculpture sales at Paris in December

7/12/23 - Art market - Paris - Sculpture lovers are in for a treat this November, with no fewer than three sales featuring sculptures, particularly 19th-century bronzes.

: 1. Jean-Désiré Ringel d’Illzach (1847-1916)
Portrait of a Man, 1869
Bronze - D. 21.5 cm
Sale Crait-Muller, Drouot, 8/12/23
Photo: Crait-Muller; See the image in its page

: 2. Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875)
Theseus Fighting the Centaur
Bronze - 30.5 x 30.1 x 8.5 cm
Sale Crait-Muller, Drouot, 8/12/23
Photo: Crait-Muller; See the image in its page

The first will take place tomorrow, Friday 8 December at Drouot, at Crait-Muller, an auction house that very often offers sales devoted to this art.
Highlights include a fine medallion by Alsatian sculptor Ringel d’Illzach, a portrait of a man (ill. 1), several works by Antoine-Louis Barye including a copy of his Theseus Fighting the Centaur (ill. 2), and a marble representing Diana by Alexandre Falguière (ill. 3).

: 3. Alexandre Falguière (1831-1900)
Diana
Marble - H. 60 cm
Sale Crait-Muller, Drouot, 8/12/23
Photo: Crait-Muller; See the image in its page

The other two sales will take place on Wednesday 13 December, and are both from the funds of merchants, Albéric Froissart and Jacques Fischer. In the case of Albéric Froissart, this is unfortunately an estate sale, as he passed away almost exactly a year ago (see news item 14/12/22). It is organised by Thierry de Maigret. The second, Jacques Fischer, is fortunately still very much alive: although he has now retired, he nevertheless wanted to organise an exhibition of Romantic bronzes. In the end, he decided against it, and the exhibition will be held at Artcurial on the same day.

: 4. Jean-Marie-Bienaimé Bonnassieux (1810-1892)
Tomb Effigy of the Duchess of Luynes
Stucco and wood - 30 x 146 x 45 cm
Orléans, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Photo: Froissart/Aaron; See the image in its page

Several works offered in the Froissart sale had…

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