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Joseph Bernard: In Praise of Sensuality

Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 12 May 2019 - 10:30 (CEST) - 14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille

This early 20th-century French sculptor's favourite theme was the female body. The woman who is the subject of this bronze looks as though she is dancing. Presented soon in Lille, it invites us to revisit a powerful work.

Joseph Bernard (1866-1931), La Jeune Fille à sa toilette (Girl at Her Toilet), ca.... Joseph Bernard: In Praise of Sensuality
Joseph Bernard (1866-1931), La Jeune Fille à sa toilette (Girl at Her Toilet), ca. 1910, bronze with a shaded brown-green patina, signed, bearing the stamp of the founder Claude Valsuani, lost wax and numbered IV, 64 x 21.5 x 18 cm.
Estimate: €50,000/60,000
La Jeune Fille à sa toilette (Girl at Her Toilet) , also known as Jeune fille se coiffant assise (Seated Girl Styling Herself) , is one of the many idealized silhouettes, including the…
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Sunday 12 May 2019 - 10:30 (CEST)
14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille
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