La Cothurne [Tragic Pose from Le Jeu d'escharpe (The Scarf Dance)]
Artist
Agathon Léonard
(French, b. Belgium, 1841 - 1923)
Manufacturer
Susse Frères
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1900
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
InscribedSigned "A. Leonard" on skirt. With foundry mark of "Susse Frères, Paris".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.3042
Not on view
Published ReferencesIngelore Böstge and Emmanuelle Héran, "Agathon Léonard: Le Geste Art Nouveau", ©2003, pp. 51, 59, 66-67 for illustrations of the model in variant sizes and mediums.
Jessica Goldring and Benjamin Macklowe et al, "Dynamic Beauty Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris" The Studley Press, Dalton, MA,© 2011, p. 197
"Agathon Léonard : le geste Art nouveau," pgs. 40-75
"Susse frères : 150 years of sculpture," pg. 64
Agathon Léonard
ca. 1900
