Attributed to Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929) L'Appel Nocturne. Titled and initialed ".../EAB." l.l. Watercolor on paper, 8 x 6 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Sheet affixed to paperboard backing around the edges of the reverse, some rippling to the sheet in center, old creases to u.l. corner, toning. N.B. The following passage is quoted from the website of the Musée Bourdelle. "Bourdelle's work was frequently inspired by mythological themes. The centaur has a special place in it, as shown by some of the frescoes adorning the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, his famous sculpture the Centaure Mourant (Dying Centaur) and by many watercolours in which the artist freely expressed his sensibility in scenes with varied compositions." (1) 1. http://www.bourdelle.paris.fr/en/oeuvre/centauress
Attributed to Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929) L'Appel Nocturne. Titled and initialed ".../EAB." l.l. Watercolor on paper, 8 x 6 1/4 in., framed. Condition: Sheet affixed to paperboard backing around the edges of the reverse, some rippling to the sheet in center, old creases to u.l. corner, toning. N.B. The following passage is quoted from the website of the Musée Bourdelle. "Bourdelle's work was frequently inspired by mythological themes. The centaur has a special place in it, as shown by some of the frescoes adorning the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, his famous sculpture the Centaure Mourant (Dying Centaur) and by many watercolours in which the artist freely expressed his sensibility in scenes with varied compositions." (1) 1. http://www.bourdelle.paris.fr/en/oeuvre/centauress
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