Jean-Baptiste (dit Auguste) Clesinger 1814-1883 was a sculptor of note who for some years flourished in Rome although a native of France. This is a large, lively and erotic study of a young woman dancing and playing the tambourine.
He came from an artistic background. A previous work was a considerable "success de scandale" . Its eroticism caused a sensation. It was evidently very erotic indeed and based on a courtesan Apollinie Sabatier. Zingara, pleasingly louche with shapely exposed breasts, shows him taking the eroticism a step further. It doesn't seem to have harmed his career; he goes on to be an officer of the Legion d' honour
This large example is recorded in Berman (4179). Ours is 41 inches tall.
Width 12"
Depth 13"
Height 41"
D3238
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