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Joseph Félon - The Vanity
Date: circa 1866
Dimensions: H: 20 cm; W: 58 cm; D: 23 cm
Place of production: Paris ( France )
Material: Polychromed terra cotta
Condition: Good - restorations
Link to our website: Polychrome terracotta sculpture by Joseph Félon
Polychrome terracotta statuette by Joseph Félon, depicting a nude woman languishing on a bed. Resembling an odalisque, she lies on her stomach with her left leg bent, seemingly awake.
According to our research, this work by Joseph Félon was most probably exhibited at the 1866 Salon de peinture et de sculpture as an allegory of Vanity.
Although treated in an academic manner, the artist has shown an astonishing concern for realism, particularly in the polychromy. Visible in the model's skin tone, nipples and pubic fleece, Joseph Félon's attention to detail reveals his desire to represent a certain reality.
Perhaps this work expresses the aesthetic tensions of an era subject to the reign of academicism and its constraining formalism?
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| Condition | Restored |
| Style | Second Empire style, Napoleon III style (Terracotta sculpture of Second Empire style, Napoleon III style Style) |
| Period | 19th century (Terracotta sculpture 19th century) |
| Country of origin | France |
| Artist | Joseph Félon |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 8-15 Business Days |
| Location | 59700, MARCQ EN BAROEUL 59700, France |
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