La Capresse des Colonies. Artist: charles-henri-Joseph Cordier (Französisch, 1827-1905). Kultur: Französisch, Paris. Maße: Gesamt auf Sockel (bestätigt): W. H. 37 3/4 x 23 1/4 x 12 1/4 in., 208,4 lb. (95,9 x 59,1 x 31.1 cm, 94.5296 kg) [Gewicht Aufschlüsselung: Kopf 35,4 lbs, Marmor Büste 173 lbs, Marmor Sockel 98,7 lbs]; Sockel (bestätigt): W. H. 41 3/8 x 18 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (105,1 x 46,4 x 46,4 x 29,8 cm). Schöpfer: Podest zurückzuführen auf die Entwürfe von Charles-Fran çois Rossigneux (Französisch, 1818 - nach 1909). Datum: 1861. In seinen unveröffentlichten Memoiren Charles Cordier das Gesetz vom 27. April 1848 tha cites
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La Capresse des Colonies. Artist: Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (French, 1827-1905). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Overall on socle (confirmed): H. 37 3/4 x W. 23 1/4 x D. 12 1/4 in., 208.4lb. (95.9 x 59.1 x 31.1 cm, 94.5296kg) [Weight breakdown: head 35.4 lbs, marble bust 173 lbs, marble socle 98.7 lbs]; Pedestal (confirmed): H. 41 3/8 x W. 18 1/4 x D. 18 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (105.1 x 46.4 x 46.4 x 29.8 cm). Maker: Pedestal attributed to designs by Charles-François Rossigneux (French, 1818-afer 1909). Date: 1861. In his unpublished memoirs Charles Cordier cites the law of April 27, 1848 that abolished slavery in France and its colonies, writing: "My art incorporated the reality of a whole new subject, the revolt against slavery and the birth of anthropology." In pioneering ethnography as a subject for sculpture in the nineteenth century, Cordier aimed to illustrate what he described as "the idea of the universality of beauty." His busts often paired couples of the opposite sex but of the same race. This rare instance of matched busts of women was desired by the purchaser, a gaming club in Marseilles, that also commissioned the sumptuous Second-Empire pedestals from Cordier. The busts revel in the period taste for polychromy in sculpture, an international phenomenon sparked by artistic debates about the painting of ancient statuary and inspired by ancient Roman and Renaissance sculpture composed of variously colored marbles. On a trip to Algeria in 1856 Cordier discovered onyx deposits in recently reopened ancient quarries and began to use the stone in busts such as these. He ingeniously fitted enameled bronze heads into the vibrantly patterned stone, creating exciting though costly representations of Africans that appealed to the highest levels of European society. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.