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DESCOMPS, Joseph Jules Emmanuel(1869 Clermont-Ferrand – 1950 Paris)
Female Nude - "L'aurore"
Terracotta, reddish-brown. Inscribed "P. Cormier Edt. Barbedienne." 65.5 x 35 x 21 cm. 9.76 kg.
Kneeling female nude. Descomps created a plaster version of the sculpture “L’aurore” between 1927 and 1933; it is housed in the Musée d’Art moderne de Paris. Signs of age and wear, a few small scratches and chips, surface partially rubbed.
Joseph Jules Emmanuel Descomps: French sculptor and goldsmith, also known as Joé Descomps-Cormier or Cormier, a student of Louis-Auguste Hiolin and Alexandre Falguière.
Provenance: Estate of Peter Kaus.
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Call time: Oct. 30, 2026 | estimated 4:17 p.m. (CET)
Limit 220 €
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