Jean RIVIÈRE (1853-1924) - TOULOUSE SCHOOL - Lot 125

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Jean RIVIÈRE (1853-1924) - TOULOUSE SCHOOL - Lot 125
Jean RIVIÈRE (1853-1924) - TOULOUSE SCHOOL "Theodora" the model designed around [1891], the face and the finery of the Byzantine empress reputed to be inspired by those of Sarah Bernhardt in the eponymous play by Victorien Sardou created in 1884 Sculpture in high relief and applique. Proof in cast aluminum with double patina; silver, gold. Late 19th century, early 20th century. Unsigned. H.: 78 cm, W.: 54,5 cm, D.: 15 cm. (Alterations to the patina). It should be noted that this model of sculpture, of which only 3 metal proofs are known to date, has often been mistakenly presented as the work of Théodore Rivière, another great sculptor and contemporary of our artist. Provenance: Important collection of Bordeaux around the Art Nouveau. Exhibition : Exposition de l'Union Artistique, Toulouse, 1891 - A plaster print of our sculpture model presented at this event. Public collections : Musée des Augustins, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Toulouse - A plaster print with a polychrome and gilded patina is kept in this institution under inventory number 2018 6 in this institution under the inventory number 2018 6 1. (Provenance Sale Sotheby's 21 June 2018 number 182). History: After the success of Victorien Sardou's play, Théodora, played in the theater by Sarah Bernhardt, became a true icon in the 1880s and 1890s. It is likely that the reading of her complex personality, between saint and prostitute, made her a free and powerful woman well before her time; the choice of the actress to take on her features proved to be of the most relevant with regard to the many common points between the two women. Jean Rivière, sculptor from Toulouse in turn took this character to make what he called in 1891, during the exhibition of the Artistic Union, a Florentine medallion, in echo to his great elders. The artist had been trained at the École de Beaux-Arts in Toulouse, where he to eventually teach ornamental sculpture. In addition to local exhibitions, he participated in the Salon des Artistes Français from 1882 to 1896.
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