AGATHON LÉONARD (1841-1923) (LÉONARD VAN WEYDEVELD, DIT) - Lot 16

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AGATHON LÉONARD (1841-1923) (LÉONARD VAN WEYDEVELD, DIT) - Lot 16
AGATHON LÉONARD (1841-1923) (LÉONARD VAN WEYDEVELD, DIT) Danseuse chantant no. 2 and Danseuseà la marguerite no. 7, size no. 3, models from Le Jeu de l'écharpe created around [1900] and presented at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900. Two decorative sculptures. Bronze proofs with medal patina. Antique Art Nouveau period fonts. The bases in Levanto marble. Each sculpture is signed LÉONARD Sclp and bears the stamp of SUSSE Frères Éditeurs Paris, surmounted by an M for one, at the base of the garment. Height of sculptures alone: 25.5cm Height including bases: 29.5cm Public collections and related works: -Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne - Another bronze proof of the Singing Dancer (no. 2), size no. 1, is held in this institution's collections under inventory no. Ov 69. - Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt - Another bronze proof of Danseuse à la marguerite (no. 7), size no. 1, is in the collections of this institution under inventory no. Pl. 64: 5. - Musée des Beaux-Arts, Reims - Another bronze proof of Danseuse à la marguerite (no. 7), size no. 2, is held in the collections of this institution under inventory no. 941.3.218. Exhibition and related works: Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts - Paris, Grand Palais, 1901. Six bronze figurines of the Danse de l'écharpe were presented at this event. Bibliography : - Les œuvres de la Manufacture de Sèvres 1738-1932, volume II, la sculpture moderne - Éditions de la manufacture, Sèvres, circa 1932. Bisque proofs of our sculpture models referenced under catalog numbers 1167 and 1172, reproduced on plate 7. - Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons 1895-1914 - Volume IV: Ceramics & Glass - Édition Antique Collectors' Club, 1998. Bisque proofs of our sculpture models reproduced on pages 393 and 394. - Ingelore Böstge; with the assistance of Emmanuelle Héran - Agathon Léonard, le geste Art nouveau - Catalogue of the exhibition held at La Piscine - Musée d'art et d'industrie André-Diligent, Roubaix (March 11 - June 9, 2003); Musée départemental de l'Oise, Beauvais (June 25 - October 26, 2003), Somogy Éditions d'art, Paris, 2003. Other bronze proofs of our sculpture models, with variations in dimensions, referenced under catalog numbers 35-38, 51 and 52, and reproduced on pages 62, 63 and 69.
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