Antonin Mercié (1845-1916) after Jean-Léon Gérome (1824-1904 - Lot 74

Antonin Mercié (1845-1916) after Jean-Léon Gérome (1824-1904) L'Almée or the Belly Dance Silver-plated bronze Signed "A. Mercié / D'après Gérôme" Bears the mark "GOUPIL & CIE Editeurs". H. 41 cm Around 1875, Antonin Mercié created the statuettes Danse du ventre and Danse du sabre after Jean-Léon Gérôme's painting L'Almée presented at the 1864 Salon (now at the Dayton Art Insti- tute). The bronze execution of these sta- tuettes is entrusted to the Goupil firm. Related work : Jean-Léon Gérôme, L'Almée, 1863, panel, 50 x 81.3 cm, Dayton, Dayton Art Institute Related literature : Gérald M. Ackerman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, monographie et catalog raisonné, Paris, ACCR edition, 1986, model listed under no. S3, p. 308.