Louise ABBÉMA (1858-1927) - Lot 85

Louise ABBÉMA (1858-1927) Sarah Bernhardt Bronze plaque with golden-brown patina, circular body and semi-relief motif. In a case. Signed and dated (18)75 in the decoration. Diam. 15.5 cm History: a great 19th-century painter, Louise Abbéma friend of Sarah Bernhardt, whom she met in Paris she met in Paris in 1871. Several examples of this medal model are Musée d'Orsay in Paris (inv. RF3032, MEDOR6, AM1168). Exhibitions : Salon des artistes Français, Paris, 1875. Sarah Bernhardt the Art of High Drama, The Jewish Museum, New-York, 2005. Bibliography : - Collective, Sarah Bernhardt the Art of Hight Drama, The Jewish Museum, New-York, 2005, model referenced no. 33 and reproduced on p. 48. - Renalte Ulmer, Art Nouveau Symbolismus und Jugendstil in Frankreich, Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart, model no. 68 and reproduced p. 82.