Lot 109 : MARIUS JEAN ANTONIN MERCIE (FRENCH, 1845-1916) 'Dalila', A White Marble Bust
Auction Location: United States of America - 1993
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Description:
signed 'A. MERCIE ROMA' 28 1/4 in. (71.7 cm.) high, including Brescian marble socle LITERATURE S. Lami, "Dictionnaire des Sculpteurs de L'Ecole Francaise au Dix-Neuvieme Siecle," Paris, 1919, reprint 1970, p. 432 for the bronze P. Kjellberg, "Les Bronzes du XIXe Siecle," Paris, 1987; p. 488, illus. for a bronze example During his almost fifty-year career as an acclaimed sculptor, Mercie's work was well received both critically and publicly. While still a student at the French Academy in Rome, he received the Cross of the Legion of Honor. "Dalila," which was created during his sojourn in Rome, was exhibited in bronze at the Salon of 1872 (no. 1787). That example is now at the Musee de Dijon. Property from the Collection of JEAN-PAUL BEAUJARD.
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