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Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

French, 1838-1902
Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) was one of only a handful of leading late-nineteenth century French Sculptors, whose reputation was perhaps second only to his contemporaries, Henri Chapu (1833-1891) and Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (1845-1916). Dalou was hugely influential and was a founding member of the Société des Artistes Français and later a founder of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He was officially rewarded with the highest rank of the Légion d'Honneur two years before his death, with the inauguration of the Triumph of the Republic, in 1899. He started his artistic training in 1852 at the Petite Ecole after being encouraged to do so by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, where he studied drawing and modelling. Carpeaux continued to support Dalou throughout his career and influenced his sculpture greatly. Dalou began employment in the field of decorative sculpture working for two companies in Paris, Lefèvre and Favière goldsmiths. During this time he contributed towards the architectural features of Hôtel de la Païva, the then home of the infamous French courtesan Esther Lachmann known as La Païva. Dalou's unique approach lay in his broad range of subject, painterly and sculptural source material, though which he absorbed an impressive spectrum of inspiration. The work of an eighteenth-century sculptor, Louis-François Roubiliac, played a significant role in Dalou's artistic development, whose sculptures he studied whilst in London. Dalou's work includes friezes, maquettes, reliefs, and individual bronze figures. He is known for Baroque-inspired allegorical group compositions, as much as for his depictions of the French rural labouring classes. Dalou encouraged students of art to free themselves from the constraints of established traditions, with his style and teachings thought to have awakened a new generation of young British sculptors whose work was later aligned to the New Sculpture movement.
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Artist: Aimé-Jules Dalou
Suzanne
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
Bathing woman drying her right foot also known as "Suzanne" by Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base " Dalou " A very...
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Early 20th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

"The Broken Mirror"
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
"The Broken Mirror" also named "The Unrecognized Truth" by Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) Bronze with a very nuanced brown patina cast by SUSSE France circa 1910 height 34 cm A similar model reproduced in "Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République", Exhibition held at the Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 2013, page 391, n°316. Biography : Aimé-Jules Dalou, said Jules Dalou(1838-1902) was a French sculptor, born from Protestants glovers craftsmen who raised in secularism and love of the Republic. Jules Dalou was very young talented for modeling and drawing, which earned him the attention of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, who made him entered in 1852 in the Little School, the future National School of Decorative Arts in Paris. In 1854, he was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Paris, where he studied painting in the workshop of Abel de Pujol and sculpture in the workshop of Francisque Duret...
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Early 20th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

Bust of Child
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
Bust of Child Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) A beautiful bronze sculpture with dark brown patina Very beautiful cast by Hébrard Raised on its original ma...
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Early 20th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

Desperate
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
Desperate by Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brownish-green patina Signed on the base " Dalou " Cast by " Susse Frères Editeurs Paris " (with the fou...
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Late 19th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

Hay Picker
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
This Peasant resting is a subject that is included in the famous suite commonly called "little workers" by Jules Dalou (1838-1902) Bronze with nuanced dark brown patina cast by Susse Frères - stamped with the founder's seal France created around 1890 and cast after his death height 12,5 cm A similar model reproduced inJules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République, Exhibition held at the Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 2013, page 288, n°220. Biography : Aimé-Jules Dalou, said Jules Dalou (1838-1902) was a French sculptor, born from Protestants glovers craftsmen who raised in secularism and love of the Republic. Jules Dalou was very young talented for modeling and drawing, which earned him the attention of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, who made him entered in 1852 in the Little School, the future National School of Decorative Arts in Paris. In 1854, he was admitted to the School of Fine Arts in Paris, where he studied painting in the workshop of Abel de Pujol and sculpture in the workshop of Francisque Duret...
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Late 19th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

"Charity" also known as "Motherhood"
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
"Charity" also known as "Motherhood" by Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A beautiful bronze group sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed on the base "Dalou" A very fine cas...
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Late 19th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

Paver
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
This paver is a subject that is included in the famous suite commonly called "little workers" by Jules Dalou (1838-1902) Bronze with dark brown patina cast by Susse Frères - stamped...
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Late 19th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

Centaur abducting a woman
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
Centaur abducting a woman by Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A bronze group sculpture with a dark brown patina Signed on the base "Dalou" Cast by "A.A. Hébrard" (with the foundry sta...
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Late 19th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

Hay Baler
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
This Hay baler is a subject that is included in the famous suite commonly called "little workers" by Jules Dalou (1838-1902) Bronze with dark brown patina c...
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Late 19th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

Bathing woman surprised
By Aimé-Jules Dalou
Located in PARIS, FR
Bathing woman surprised by Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902) A bronze sculpture with a nuanced dark brown patina Signed to the rear " Dalou " A very fine cast by " Susse Fres " (with t...
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Early 20th Century French School Aimé-Jules Dalou Art

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Bronze

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