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Grégoire Calvet 'French, 1871-1928' 19th Century Marble Sculpture of a Nude Girl

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Grégoire Calvet (French, 1871-1928) A Fine Late 19th Century Life-Size White Marble Sculpture representing "Peace & Love". The beautifully carved white marble figure depicting a young nude girl, posing with a direct gaze and standing fully naked next to a rock, her right arm stretched out holding a single gilt-bronze (ormolu) flower. Signed: Gr. Calvet, 1897. Grégoire Calvet (1871-1928) was a French scultor born is Cadarcet (Ariège) on March 9, 1871 and died in Palaiseau, a suburb of Paris, on October 28, 1928. Calvet was a Member of 'La Société des Artistes Français' and exposed his works at Le Salon des Artistes Français in Paris in 1896 et 1897. School of Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière, Calvet was partly credited with the idea of the eternal flame at the tomb of the unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe. He also worked on the statue of Colonel Driant at Beaumont-en-Verdunois and the Monument at Port-Sainte-Marie. A marble sculpture of Bacchus by Calvet is currently on public display at Square Arlette Gruss is a park in Hauts-de-France, Amiens. Literature & Listings • Bénézit - Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs - Librairie Gründ, 1976 - Volume 2, Page 470. 470 • Musée d'Orsay.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 67 in (170.18 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1897
  • Condition:
    Repaired: The girl's left hand has evidence of professional restoration. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. A truly beautiful and very charming marble sculpture. Overall current condition is very good, clean and crispy white Carrara marble, the girl's left-hand has evidence of professional restoration. Please view all images.
  • Seller Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Ref.: A2635 - Lot 83361stDibs: LU1796229959492

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