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James Pradier 'After the Night' Alabaster Sculpture, Circa 1900

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Start price: $450

Estimated price: $800 - $1,200

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Description

Keywords: Alabaster Sculpture, French Sculpture, Swiss French Sculptor, Neoclassical, Allegorical Figure, Cherub, Marble Effect, Figural Sculpture, Circa 1900

Summary:
Alabaster sculpture depicting “After the Night” after a model by James (Jean-Jacques) Pradier (1790–1852), circa 1900.

Swiss-born French sculptor Jean-Jacques Pradier left Geneva in 1807 to work in Paris with his elder brother, an engraver. Awarded the Prix de Rome, he studied in Rome from 1814–1818 under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres before returning to Paris. In 1827, he became a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts and later served as a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts. Pradier’s sculptures combine a cool neoclassical finish with a sensuality that often drew inspiration from mythological subjects. His celebrated Satyr and Bacchante, exhibited at the Salon of 1834, caused considerable controversy; after the French government declined to acquire it, Count Anatole Demidov purchased the work for his palace in Florence, and it is now housed in the Louvre.
Measurement: 16 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 5 in. (41.9 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm.) approx

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Bidders are encouraged to carefully review all photographs and, when possible, examine items in person prior to bidding. Photographs form an integral part of each lot’s description. The absence of a condition report, notation, or reference to damage does not imply that an item is free from defects, restoration, wear, or other condition issues. All items are sold as is, where is, and may show signs of age, use, wear, repair, or prior restoration. By placing a bid, bidders acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions of Sale.
All descriptions, catalog statements, condition reports, reflect an opinion based on the information provided to us at the time of cataloging. Any certificates of authenticity, if provided by consignor, will be noted in the catalog. Clocks and watches are not warranted or represented to keep accurate time. We strongly recommend that all vintage lighting be examined or rewired prior to use.
Auction Galleries reselling works do not issue Certificates of Authenticity. COA’s should best be sought from the original artist or their foundations, which often refrain from giving written authentication opinions.  Accordingly, works are sold as  ATTRIBUTED to the artist or maker named in the description. These attributions reflect an OPINION and are intended to provide collectors, researchers, and institutions the opportunity to study and further contextualize the material offered or establish a work’s art-historical significance.