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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
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French Academic Classical sculptor and designer
Born 1824 - Died 1887
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After his return to Paris in 1855 he began to enter sculptures in the salons, and he hit the big time in 1863 when the emperor bought one of his works. (The Abduction of Hippodamie,1871)
But even though he began to get commissions for major public statues he continued to design works for reproduction or use in lamps and the like. (Bust of a Young Woman)
Carrier-Belleuse in his prime, looking like the perfect 19th-century French artiste.
Angel Chained to a Rock (1866), a work that made quite a stir in its time and still gets lots of attention online. The metal chain is a characteristic touch; his finished busts often had an item of real jewelry or the like, contrasting with the white marble.
Plaster Bust of Mary Queen of Scots, one of the works that Carrier-Belleuse made for some manufacturer and never finished in marble or bronze.
One of the small bronzes made from a Carrier-Belleuse bust, which were and still are eminently co
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