CARRIER-BELLEUSE, Albert-Ernest
(b. 1824, Anizy-le-Château, d. 1887, Sèvres)

Torchère

1873
Plaster, height 260 cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

This model was designed for the Opéra in Paris. It is very different from the finished work. The graceful female figures recall the Renaissance style of Fontainebleau.




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