Lot 4: Alfred-Desiré Lanson , French 1851-1898 JASON ENLEVANT LA TOISON D'OR bronze, mid-brown patina

signed Lanson. scpt . and with the Susse Freres pastille and numbered II bronze, mid-brown patina

measurements height 29 3/4 in. alternate measurements 75.5 cm

S. Lami, vol. III, pp.245-246

Lanson was awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome for this model in 1876 and it was later exhibited in the Exposition Universelle of 1878. The subject is fairly rare in 19th Century sculpture. Lanson has gathered inspiration from Renaissance models of Perseus, such as Cellini's, and combined it with a contemporary Romantic Realism to powerful effect. The Susse foundry edited the bronze in three sizes, of which this is the second one.