Lot 37: - Édouard François Millet de Marcilly , French b. 1839 La source (the stream) white marble

signed and dated: MILLET de MARCILLY 1882 white marble

measurements note 51 by 64cm., 20 by 25¼in.

This delicate marble captures all the freshness of its subject in naturalistically observed details such as the rocks and reeds around the stream and the sweetness of the nude who curves over the composition.

Edouard François Millet de Marcilly was the pupil of his father the sculptor Edouard Gustave and the great 19υth century master Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse. The influence of Carrier-Belleuse can be seen in Millet de Marcilly's choice of subject and its sophisticated execution. Millet de Marcilly's monumental works include the Monument aux morts at Villefranche-sur-Saône and his works are held in the collections of the museums of Pau and Beaufort.

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