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A Bronze Statuette of Arlequin by René de Saint-Marceaux
A Bronze Statuette of Arlequin by René de Saint-Marceaux
Dimensions: H: 27 in / 68 cm
PRICE: $18,600
A Bronze Statuette of Arlequin
by Charles-René de Paul de St. Marceaux
Cast by Barbedienne
The mischievous Harlequin stands with his arms crossed in thought, wearing a grin and a mask as he treads the boards of the stage, as befits his leading role in the Commedia dell'arte. It is signed by the bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne, with the foundry seal and the date 1879, and bears the sculptor's name, St. Marceaux. French, circa 1880
René de Saint-Marceaux (1845-1915)
Son of a Reims wine merchant, entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris under the tutelage of Jouffroy, exhibiting at the Salon of 1868, studying later in Italy. Considerable success followed, and he was awarded gold medals at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889, having been elected as a Chevalier to the Legion d'Honneur in 1880, and later becoming an officer. His public Parisian works may be seen in the Champs-Elysees (Alphonse Daudet the noted novelist) and Alexander Dumas fils, in Montmartre and the Louvre. This figure 'Arlequin' is to be seen in Reims Museum, and Bucharest Arts Museum.
Literature
Benezit, Dictionary of Artists, volume 12, Editions Grund 2006
Berman, Bronze and Sculptors 1800-1930, Abage 1974 Volume 2.
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