Property Formerly in the André Morgues Collection
A Roman Marble Torso of the Young Dionysos, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Auction Closed
July 4, 03:04 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property Formerly in the André Morgues Collection
A Roman Marble Torso of the Young Dionysos
circa 2nd Century A.D.
standing with the weight on his right leg and the left one slightly raised, and wearing a himation draped over his left shoulder and legs, long locks of hair falling over the shoulders; left knee,part of right breast and some drapery folds restored, head, arms, and lower legs once restored.
Height 45.8 cm.
European private collection, circa 17th Century (based on restoration techniques)
Alexandre Iolas (1908-1987), Paris, acquired on the Paris art market in the 1960s/1970s
André Mourgues, Paris, received as a gift from the above
Published
Sotheby's, Paris, Collection André Mourgues. Alexandre Iolas et ses artistes, March 17th, 2022, no. 15, illus.
For a figure of Poseidon related in size, pose, and draping of the himation see K. Knoll et al., eds., Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Katalog der antiken Bildwerke, vol. 2, 2011, pp. 471ff., no. 98; https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1065415.
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