SATYR, NIMFA AND PUTTO, Clodion, terracotta, rococo, 1755-1814.

Sculptural group - satyr, nymph and putto. The mythological subject was willingly taken up by the artist. The problem of the relationship between fauns and nymphs, as well as the vision of the fauna family returns in many realizations. The group presents an interesting clash - the satyr clearly wants to attract his partner's attention, but she responds to the cry of the accompanying child.

France, Rococo, 1755-1814

Claude Michel Clodion.

Terracotta.

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2 400 zł tax incl.

Height: 45.5 cm. Wed base: 25.5 cm.

Preservation condition: minor damage, one hand of the putto and the nymphs was glued.

Claude Michel known as Clodion (1734-1814) - born in Nancy, one of the most important eighteenth-century French artists. He began studying sculpture in the studio of his uncle Lambert Sigisbert Adam in Paris. In 1762 he left for Rome, where he stayed until 1771 and worked, among others. for the Duke de La Rochefoucald and Tsarina Catherine II. After returning to Paris, he made portrait sculptures and figural groups for royal orders for the Palace of Versailles. The subjects of his works were mythological and genre scenes, as well as monuments and portrait busts.