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AUG 21, 2008

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Les Visiteurs d’ Été:
La Paysanne

designer:
Agathon Léonard

design year:
1894

manufacturer:
Manufacture National de Sèvres, France

materials:
biscuit porcelain

notes:
Agathon Léonard, born in 1841 in France, was best known for his Art Nouveau sculptures, most notably his “La Danse de l’Éscharpe” (the Scarf Dance) centerpiece of 1899-1900, which was made famous in the World Fair of 1900, at the “Pavillion de Sèvres”.

“La Paysanne” was inspired by the imagery of the chaste and pure country-women that many French artists portrayed near the beginning of the 20th century. It is the second bust that Léonard created for Sèvres.

dimensions:
height: 20”

price upon request