Agathon Léonard "Danseuse Tambourin à Droite" Gilt Bronze Sculpture

$12,500
Agathon Léonard initially envisioned his ‘Jeu de l’Echarpe’ as a series of wall reliefs intended for the foyer of a theater. On the encouragement of the director of the Sevres porcelain factory, the series was rendered as a series of three dimensional figures, to be presented on a lavish dinner table. Her loosely fitting dress, liberal hand gestures and understated embellishment evoke a sense of emerging societal change. The figures were meant as an amalgamation of several renowned women of the stage, including Cléo de Mérode (1875-1966), Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), and the iconic Loïe Fuller (1862-1928), served as inspirations for the figures. The Susse Frères foundry obtained the rights to produce the bronze centerpiece as early as 1901, and it is estimated that between 100 and 130 examples of the figures were executed by Susse by 1935.
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Product Details

Item #: S-21472
Artist: Agathon Léonard
Country: France
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 11" height, 4.5" width.
Materials: Gilt Bronze
Signed: A. Léonard Sculp”, with Susse Frères Editeurs foundry mark
Literature: Featured in Art et Décoration v.7 (1900), p.140. Pictured in: Art Nouveau by Judith Miller, p. 200. Pictured in: The Paris Salons v.5 by Alastair Duncan, p.394. Pictured in: Agathon Léonard, Le geste Art nouveau, by Ingelore Bostge, page 69, cat. 50. Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris, by Macklowe Gallery, The Studley Press, 2011, p. 192.

Item #: S-21472
Artist: Agathon Léonard
Country: France
Circa: 1900
Dimensions: 11" height, 4.5" width.
Materials: Gilt Bronze
Signed: A. Léonard Sculp”, with Susse Frères Editeurs foundry mark
Literature: Featured in Art et Décoration v.7 (1900), p.140. Pictured in: Art Nouveau by Judith Miller, p. 200. Pictured in: The Paris Salons v.5 by Alastair Duncan, p.394. Pictured in: Agathon Léonard, Le geste Art nouveau, by Ingelore Bostge, page 69, cat. 50. Pictured in: Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris, by Macklowe Gallery, The Studley Press, 2011, p. 192.

Curator's Notes
This set of tableaux vivant was popularized by Regency muse Emma Hart, also known as Lady Hamilton. During her victory soirees for her lover Lord Horatio Nelson, she dressed in a loose fitting chemise and a Kashmiri Shawl. She recreated numerous poses from Greco-Roman decorative arts. These performances were so popular that they were recreated in folios and disseminated across Europe.
This set of tableaux vivant was popularized by Regency muse Emma Hart, also known as Lady Hamilton. During her victory soirees for her lover Lord Horatio Nelson, she dressed in a loose fitting chemise and a Kashmiri Shawl. She recreated numerous poses from Greco-Roman decorative arts. These performances were so popular that they were recreated in folios and disseminated across Europe.
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