Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) - Lot 313

Albert-Ernest CARRIER-BELLEUSE (1824-1887) Melody Green patina bronze depicting a half-naked young woman carrying a lyre, on a base bearing a plaque inscribed "Mélodie" by Carrier-Belleuse. She stands on a molded French red marble base. The whole is supported by a large sheath in lacquered wood imitating marble, adorned with ribboned bundles, curved flutes and friezes. Paris 19th century H_ 86 cm W_ 41 cm D_ 35 cm The associated sheath Expert: Stéphane Pepe Carrier-Belleuse, born in Anizy-le-Château on June 12, 1824 and died in Sèvres on June 3, 1887. He was one of the century's most prolific artists and enjoyed the greatest success under the Second Empire, benefiting from the personal support of Napoleon III. His work was greatly influenced by Italian Renaissance and 18th-century styles, which he helped to revive. Carrier-Belleuse made a major contribution to the improvement of the decorative and industrial arts. From his workshop at 15 rue de la Tour d'Auvergne in Paris, where a large number of artists including Auguste Rodin worked, a prodigious number of decorative statuettes were produced.