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Henri CHAPU (1833-1891) - Lot 202

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Henri CHAPU (1833-1891) - Lot 202
Henri CHAPU (1833-1891) The Young Mother Medallion in terracotta. Signed h. Chapu on the lower right. On the reverse side, an inscription Souvenir de .... D. 28 cm RELATED WORKS: Henri Chapu, La Jeune Mère, medallion in pâte de verre, diam. 28.5 cm, Le Mée-sur-Seine, musée Henri Chapu, inv. MHC 989.1.1; Henri Chapu, La Jeune Mère, medallion in bronze, diam. 27 cm, Melun, musée municipal, inv. Nemours SN.2. RELATED LITERATURE: Annie-Claire Lussiez, Centenaire Henri Chapu, cat. exp. Le Mée-sur-Seine, Musée Henri Chapu, November 15, 1991-January 12, 1992, 1991, models listed under n°60, 61, 62, 63, p. 86 ; Octave Fidière, Chapu : sa vie et son œuvre, Paris, E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1894, marble model cited p. 265. Famous for his funerary monuments, Henri Chapu's second specialty was the execution of medallions. He mainly made portraits in profile and touching scenes like our young mother breastfeeding her child. A marble medallion of this model was kept by the artist's descendants.
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