Lot n° 318
Estimation :
300 - 500
EUR
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Result
: 550EUR
Louis Marcel Botinelly (1883-1962) - Lot 318
Louis Marcel Botinelly (1883-1962)
Sleeping Diana
Model created in 1929
Proof in patinated terra cotta
Signed "Louis Botinelly" on the terrace
H. 32 cm - L. 61 cm LJ
Wear and scratches, old restorations
Related literature :
- Laurent Noet, Louis Botinelly, Sculpteur provençal, catalog raisonné, Mare & Martin, 2006, model listed at no. 78, p. 118.
Heir to a long line of stonemasons, Louis Botinelly was born in Digne in 1883. In 1895, Louis began his apprenticeship in the family workshop. In 1900, he entered the Marseille School of Fine Arts. In 1904, he was awarded a scholarship and undertook a trip to Italy. In 1906, he was admitted to the studio of Jules Coutan (1848-1939) at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Throughout his career, he worked mainly in and around Marseille, where he received numerous official commissions, both religious and monumental.
Provenance: a bastide in Aix on the road to Le Tholonet
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