The New Paris Opera, ornamental sculpture

Original Language TitleLe Nouvel Opera de Paris, Sculpture Ornementale

Artist Louis-Émile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917)

Dateca. 1875

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 11 × 14 3/4 inches (27.94 × 37.47 cm)
Mount: 17 9/16 × 24 5/8 inches (44.61 × 62.55 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2016.75.64

SignedArtist attribution on mount recto, bottom, in black ink: “DUCHER et Cie , Editeurs. / Durandelle, Photographe.”

InscribedInscribed on mount recto, bottom, in black ink: “LE NOUVEL OPÉRA DE PARIS / SCULPTURE ORNEMENTALE”.

MarkingsOn image recto, in negative, lower left: “59”; On mount recto, top, in black ink: “12”; On mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: “15183”; On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: “c”.

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DescriptionImage of a highly sculptural section of carved marble, possible from façade. A central oval ornament is surrounded by fruits, vegetables and flowers; below is a partial arch with additional carved details. The piece rests on top of a sawhorse which is placed on a dirt floor next to pile of rubble.Provenance

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The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.

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