ÉMILE-ANTOINE BOURDELLE (1861-1929)
Héraklès archer, huitième étude dite "modèle intermédiaire définitif"
signed and inscribed 'Emile-Antoine Bourdelle HÉRAKLÈS TUE LES OISEAUX DU STYNPHALE' (on the back); inscribed 'HÉRAKLÈS ARCHER' and in Greek 'HERAKLES' (on the front right); inscribed '3e étude' (on the front left); inscribed with the foundry mark 'ALEXIS RUDIER.FONDEUR.PARIS.' (on the left side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
height: 24 1/4 in. (61.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1909; this bronze cast circa 1920 in an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs
ÉMILE-ANTOINE BOURDELLE (1861-1929)
Héraklès archer, huitième étude dite "modèle intermédiaire définitif"
signed and inscribed 'Emile-Antoine Bourdelle HÉRAKLÈS TUE LES OISEAUX DU STYNPHALE' (on the back); inscribed 'HÉRAKLÈS ARCHER' and in Greek 'HERAKLES' (on the front right); inscribed '3e étude' (on the front left); inscribed with the foundry mark 'ALEXIS RUDIER.FONDEUR.PARIS.' (on the left side of the base)
bronze with brown patina
height: 24 1/4 in. (61.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1909; this bronze cast circa 1920 in an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs
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