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Denys PuechLa SireneLate 19th Century
Late 19th Century
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DENYS-PIERRE PUECH
French, 1854-1942
La Sirene
Signed ‘D.PUECH’; inscribed F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur
Patinated Bronze circa 19th century
Foundry Cast: Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892)
37 1/2 in. x 27 in. x 16 in
Notes: Puech conceived the idea for ‘La Sirene’ during his stay at the Villa Medici when he fell passionately in love with the celebrated opera singer Emma Calvé, who was then performing in Rome. Peuch wrote, "it is to her that I owe the inspiration for the group." The sculpture shows a winged chimeric siren with a tail of a fish abducting a Ephebus. Puech noted the rarity of the scene of a woman abducting a man, rather than the more common depiction of a man carrying away a female victim. Peuch says, “I had the presentiment that, with the Siren's rape of the Ephebus, I could express the force of passion, which reached towards the unknown, which, itself, might be fidelity or the fall..." In Greek mythology the sirens seduced sailors with their singing only to lead them to their death in the sea.
Literature: Denys Puech 1854-1942, ex. cat., Musée des Beaux Arts Denys Puech, Rodez, 1993, pp. 94-5
- Creator:Denys Puech (1854 - 1942)
- Creation Year:Late 19th Century
- Dimensions:Height: 37.5 in (95.25 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 16 in (40.64 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
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