Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887)

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Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887)
Bust of Bacchante Terracotta bust of a bacchante, her hair covered with a crown of vine leaves. Signed A. Carrier on the back. Bust resting on a blue glazed earthenware tile of rectangular shape, the whole arranged on a blackened wooden base. Model of many times published by the Manufacture of Choisy-le-Roi. End of the 19th century. H. : 55 cm (Some accidents) Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse is a French sculptor who knew a very big success under the Second Empire benefiting from the personal support of Napoleon III. In 1840, he entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris. In 1848, he received his first public commission with Mademoiselle Rachel singing the Marseillaise. This artist was influenced by the Italian Renaissance and the 18th century. From 1857 onwards, he made regular submissions to the Salon. He had a huge success at the 1863 Salon with The Bacchante. At the same time, he became famous for his terracotta busts. He devoted himself to decorative sculpture, participating in the construction of the Paris Opera House and creating the two torchères of the grand staircase and the caryatids of the chimney of the grand foyer.
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