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François Rude — Tête du Génie de la Patrie (The Head of the Genius of Liberty)
François Rude

Tête du Génie de la Patrie (The Head of the Genius of Liberty)

A bronze sculptural head by French Romantic artist François Rude, depicting the personified Genius of Liberty or the Spirit of the Nation. The work is mounted on a yellow Siena marble base and demonstrates Rude's mastery of figurative form.

Medium
bronze head, brown patina; on a yellow Siena marble base

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Collection Jacques Ginepro, Une Vie de Sculptures

May 18, 2022

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 1

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François Rude, Tête du Génie de la Patrie (The Head of the Genius of Liberty)

A bronze sculptural head by French Romantic artist François Rude, depicting the personified Genius of Liberty or the Spirit of the Nation. The work is mounted on a yellow Siena marble base and demonstrates Rude's mastery of figurative form.

Medium
bronze head, brown patina; on a yellow Siena marble base
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, Bronze Sculpture, Patriotic, Romanticism, Allegorical, Neoclassical

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