Constantin Meunier (1831-1905) - Lot 62

Lot 62
Go to lot
Estimation :
1500 - 2000 EUR
Register for the sale on drouot.com
Constantin Meunier (1831-1905) - Lot 62
Constantin Meunier (1831-1905) The Hammerer Model created circa 1886 Bronze with brown patina Signed "C. Meunier" on the terrace Numbered "55" on the edge of the terrace H. 47 cm, on a red marble base H. 7.5 cm A close associate of Auguste Rodin, Constantin Meunier brought miners, harvesters and blacksmiths, representing the working class, into the realm of sculpture. Le Marteleur is part of Meunier's oeuvre, which can be characterized as "social art", like the Sower and Miner series, the first examples of which were shown at the 1886 Salon, just one year after the publication of Zola's Germinal. The monumen- tale plaster figure of Le Marteleur aroused public and critical enthusiasm, as attested by an article by Octave Mirbeau in La France. In view of its success, the model was published in bronze in its original size (200 cm) and in smaller versions (117.5 cm and 50 cm high). Related works: -Constantin Meunier, Le Marteleur, 1886, bronze, signed "C. Meunier", H. 117 x W. 59.9 x D. 43.8 cm, Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts, inv. 10000/168 ; -Constantin Meunier, Le Marteleur, bronze, inscribed "PETERMANN BRUXELLES", H. 48 x W. 26 x D. 16.4 cm, Calais, Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. D.977.1.2. Related literature : -Micheline Jerome-Schotsmans, Constantin Meunier: sa vie, son œuvre, Brussels, Belgian Art Research Institute, 2012, pp. 153-156 ; -Francisca Vandepitte, Constantin Meunier: 1831-1905, cat. exp. Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, September 20, 2014 - January 11, 2015, Tielt, Lanoo, 2014, model listed under no. CAT. 87, p. 203 ; -Cécilie Champy-Vinas, Cécile Bertran, Meunier, Dalou, Rodin... : les sculpteurs au travail, cat. exp. Nogent-sur-Seine, Musée Camille Claudel, April 4-September 6, 2020, Ghent, Snoeck, 2020, model listed under no. CAT. 50, p.106, illustrated p. 68.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue