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Aimé Jules Dalou

Woman Reading, 1873

Description

Maker

  • Aimé Jules Dalou, 1838-1902, French

Title

Woman Reading

Year

1873

Medium

Terracotta

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • terracotta

Dimensions

30.8 x 45.2 x 35.6 cm (12 1/8 x 17 13/16 x 14 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated, left base at sitter's feet:DALOU / 1873

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

54.187

About

This precisely modelled terracotta statuette depicts a young woman who is reading intently and smiling with pleasure. Attired in a fashionable dressing gown, she rests comfortably on a fringed chaise longue, typical of the furnishings to be found in a lady’s sitting room. In theme and scale this work belongs to a series of small sculptures of women engaged in domestic activities that Jules Dalou created while working in London in the 1870s. The charming subject, combined with the fresh appearance of unglazed terracotta rendered with refined technique, would have appealed to collectors who enjoyed depictions of modern life.

Signed and dated, left base at sitter's feet:DALOU / 1873

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Dress, Art, and Society

September 13, 1996 - January 5, 1997

From the Reserve I

April 9 - August 3, 1994

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937

October 18, 1991 - January 26, 1992

From Bastille to Beaubourg

July 7 - August 26, 1989

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