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Lot 78
JEAN DUPAS (1882-1964)
BACCHUS, CIRCA 1937
Closed13 December 2012
Price Realised
USD 52,500
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Specialist note
cf. Exhibition catalogue, Bordeaux Art Deco, Musée des Arts Décoratifs de la Ville de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 1979, pl. no. 39 for an image of the complete oil on canvas maquette for the fresco at the Bourse du Travail.
This splendid drawing is either a preliminary study for, or, more likely, a reprise of the figure of Bacchus from the extreme right of La Gloire de Bordeaux. Either way, Dupas has made of it an independent work that perfectly distils his compositional and technical skills as a draughtsman. The drawing is characterized by the vigorous, authoritative rendering of the male figure, achieved through judicious elimination and formal exaggeration. The subtly graduated modeling situates this among the finest works from the artist's portfolio.
Professor Robert Coustet
This work will be included in Jean Dupas catalogue raisonné
currently being prepared by Romain Lefebvre.
This splendid drawing is either a preliminary study for, or, more likely, a reprise of the figure of Bacchus from the extreme right of La Gloire de Bordeaux. Either way, Dupas has made of it an independent work that perfectly distils his compositional and technical skills as a draughtsman. The drawing is characterized by the vigorous, authoritative rendering of the male figure, achieved through judicious elimination and formal exaggeration. The subtly graduated modeling situates this among the finest works from the artist's portfolio.
Professor Robert Coustet
This work will be included in Jean Dupas catalogue raisonné
currently being prepared by Romain Lefebvre.