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Louis Claude Vassé French
Other versions in terracotta exist; in 1765 Vassé adapted the figure for a marble statuette of Comedy. Probably made through partial casting combined with direct handling.
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Title: Flora
Artist:
Louis Claude Vassé (French, Paris 1716–1772 Paris)
Date: 1764
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Red terracotta, buff colored wash over grey paint
Dimensions: Height: 23 in. (58.4 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.312.9
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