Alfred Boucher (1850–1934) - Lot 90

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Alfred Boucher (1850–1934) - Lot 90
Alfred Boucher (1850–1934) Rest Model created in 1892; produced by the Sèvres factory Biscuit porcelain Bears the “SEVRES” stamp and the initials “VP” H. 32 x W. 86 x D. 29.5 cm A crack on the thigh and three bed legs that have been reattached Given the model’s success at the 1892 Salon, Alfred Boucher produced a marble edition, a bronze edition by Siot-Decauville, and a bisque porcelain edition by the Sèvres Manufactory in two sizes. Our example corresponds to the first size mentioned in the contract drawn up between the artist and the Manufacture on April 3, 1914. Related works: -Alfred Boucher, *Le repos*, 1892, marble, signed “A. Boucher 1892,” H. 63.5 x W. 182.8 x D. 74.5 cm, Pau, Museum of Fine Arts, inv. D.84.1.1; -Alfred Boucher, *Le repos*, 1893, bisque, H. 29 x W. 84 x D. 30 cm, Troyes, Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology, inv. 2005.3; -Alfred Boucher and the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, *Le repos*, 1911, ceramic, marked “SEVRES,” inscribed “S/1911,” H. 19.6 x W. 52.1 x D. 21.4 cm, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, inv. SEVRES 2011.D.255. Related literature: -Jacques Piette, Alfred Boucher 1850–1934, L’œuvre sculpté, Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, Mare & Martin, 2014, model listed under no. A33A, pp. 154–161.
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