Lucien Schnegg (1864-1909) - Lot 156

Lucien Schnegg (1864-1909) The pensive Original plaster with reference points H. 48 cm Lucien Schnegg, Gaston's brother, is best known as a portrait painter. Although he took on numerous commissions, the bulk of his portraits were family portraits. Our studio plaster with nails is a preparatory study for the marble bust now in the Musée de La Piscine in Roubaix. This charming child's bust is presented in Roubaix in a room dedicated to childhood, alongside Camille Claudel's famous Petite Châtelaine. Related work : Lucien Schnegg, Pensive, between 1864 and 1909, marble bust, H. 53 x W. 33 x D. 50 cm, Roubaix, Musée d'art et d'in- dustrie André Diligent, inv. RF 3302. Related literature : - Bruno Gaudichon, Camille Claudel: au miroir d'un art nouveau, cat. exp.Roubaix, La Piscine-Musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent, November 8, 2014-February 8, 2015, Paris, Gallimard, 2014. - Gaston Schnegg, 1866-1953, cat. exp. Bordeaux, Galeries des Beaux-Arts, January 5-February 10, 1968, Bordeaux, La Galerie, 1986.