Antonin Bunand

Founder Cast by Alexis Rudier French

modeled 1889, executed 1929

Not on view

A letter of Jean Bunand Sévastos, Antoine Bunand's son, states that this bust was executed in 1889, and that it is the only copy.

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Provenance

Title: Antonin Bunand
Artist: Antoine-Emile Bourdelle (French, Montauban 1861–1929 Vésinet)
Founder: Cast by Alexis Rudier (French)
Date: modeled 1889, executed 1929
Culture: French
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 29 × 20 1/2 in. (73.7 × 52.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
Credit Line: Dodge Fund, 1937
Object Number: 37.171
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Irene Millet, Antoine-Emile Bourdelle French, Original plaster, tinted and polychromed, French, Paris — Irene Millet
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Herakles the Archer, Antoine-Emile Bourdelle French, Gilt bronze, French — Herakles the Archer
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