COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1993.38
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Carrier-Belleuse, Albert-Ernest
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1824 - 1887
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Title:
Bust of a Woman
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1865-1870
Creation Start Date:
1860
Creation End Date:
1880
Materials and Techniques:
terracotta
Dimensions:
with base: 77.5cm x 38.3cm x 28.6cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1993.38
Credit Line:
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Inscriptions:
incised in the clay on the back: 'A. Carrier'
Provenance:
said to have been owned until recently by descendants of Carrier-Belleuse's daughter Marie-Gabrielle and her husband Joseph Cheret, who was a sculptor and a pupil of Carrier-Belleuse; (Elstir Galerie, Paris).
Context:
This bust may be a portrait of Marguerite Bellanger, one of the mistresses of Napoleon III who ruled France from 1852 to 1870. Although bearing a resemblance to her, it is more likely an imaginary portrait, perhaps inspired by Carrier-Belleuse's admiration for the beautiful Marguerite.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1993.38.tif
