Jules Aimé Dalou. Man Pushing on shovel, sandstone

Jules Aimé DALOU (1838-1902)

Homme appuyé sur une pelle des deux mains (Man Pushing on Shovel with Two Hands) (circa 1889-1898)

Enameled sandstone proof by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres. Signed and marked with seal.
Ceramic edition contract Sèvres - Héritiers Dalou, February 1, 1921, n° 1355

Height 18 cm (7 in.) - Length : 8,2 cm (3-1/4 in.)

One similar example is the collections of Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Bibliography :
- Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République. Catalogue of Jules Dalou sculptures in the Petit Palais collection, Paris, 2013. Terra-cotta example reference under n° 180 page 253

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