Lot 119: José Clará , Spanish 1878-1958 La Courtisane-accoudee (a reclining courtesan) bronze, dark brown patina, on black stone base

signed: JOSÉ CLARÁ and stamped: A. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE bronze, dark brown patina, on black stone base

measurements note overall: 28.5 by 37cm., 11¼ by 14½in.

The Catalan sculptor José Clara studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Louis-Ernest Barrias and Jules Coutan. A personal interest in the work of Auguste Rodin was also an important early influence. Clara's Goddess is in Barcelona's major square, Plaça Catalunya, and other works by Clara are in French, Belgian, Chillian, Spanish and United States museums.

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