Small Satyr Holding An Owl Signed Clodion

Small satyr holding an owl in his arms in patinated terracotta

Reproducing the signature of CLODION.

This charming terracotta statuette from the late 19th century is inspired by the works of Claude Michel, known as Clodion (1738-1814) and represents a young faun, a mythological creature half-man, half-goat.

A copy of the original terracotta model is kept in the following museums: Cleveland Museum of Art and Houston Fine Arts in the United States, National Museum of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

It is then accompanied by another figure representing a child Satyress running with a nest. This statuette testifies to the taste of the 18th century for a sculpture in the Rococo style. The subject of child or baby satyrs during Bacchic celebrations often appears in the works of Rococo artists.

Clodion (1738-1814) Claude Michel, known as Clodion is the master of antique statuettes (read the Proantic magazine https://www.proantic.com/magazine/categories/sculptures-sur-proantic/)

He therefore liked to represent characters from classical antiquity in his works.

Height 25.5 cm

Please note: a bouquet of flowers is missing, two small chips.

Careful packaging

Possibility of sending: France / International Payment: Transfer / CB on showroom

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