Le Jour et la Nuit Pendule (Day and Night Clock)
Artist
Jules Desbois
(French, 1851-1935)
CultureFrench
Date1912
MediumBronze | Marble | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
InscribedOn back: "Il sera lire 4 examplaires/en bronze de cette pendul/ epreuve/J. Desbois". (There will be 4 examples in bronze of this clock-proof.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.417
Not on view
Published ReferencesRaymond Huard and Pierre Maillot, "Jules Desbois, 1851-1935, une celebration tragique de la vie," Paris, 2000. Illustrated on pages 63, 87, and 107. Discussion of the artist's decorative arts practice: pgs 86-91; Collections information on page 106, catalogue number 31.
