Agathon Leonard - "danseuse Au Cothurne", Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Statue, Cast By Susse

Statue of a dancer entitled "Danseuse au Cothurne" by the sculptor Agathon Leonard. This statue depicts a dancer wearing a wide dress with puffed sleeves, putting her sandal back in place. Agathon Leonard takes inspiration here from the choreographies of the dancer Loïe Fuller, a famous dancer of the time who used this type of outfit in her choreographies. This subject was imagined as an element of an important centrepiece that the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres commissioned from the sculptor Agathon Leonard in 1898 and which was one of the great successes of the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris. This centrepiece was composed of 15 figures, representing 15 different attitudes and several figures were subsequently produced in biscuit by the Manufacture de Sèvre and then in bronze by the publishers Susse. Some statues from this series are now preserved in museums such as a bronze Dancer at the Museum of Applied Arts in Frankfurt. Dancer with a scarf, left foot raised, 1898, Sèvres biscuit, La Piscine museum in Roubaix. Our model here has a very beautiful golden patina, it rests on an onyx base. It is in perfect condition with all its original elements. This is the largest model published by Susse, 57 cm. It is signed on the back "A Leonard sculpteur" and has its foundry stamp "Susse frères editeurs paris" with the letter M above.