Bust of Madame Raymonde Bessard
Sculptor:
Despiau, Charles
Founder:
Valsuani, C.
Bronze, cast, with very dark brown, almost black patina. The sitter is shown full face, her eyes wide open, her features in repose. Her hair is parted on the right side and pulled back behind her ears into a mass of rough curls at the nape of the neck. She wears a V-necked garment. A series of seams are visible when the bust is viewed from above.
History note: From the collection of the painter Dunoyer de Segonzac; Bruton Gallery, Bruton, Somerset
Bought with the Gow Fund and grant-in-aid from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Depth: 24.5 cm
Height: 45.5 cm
Width: 45.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1979) by Bruton Gallery
1940s
20th Century, Mid
Production date:
after
AD 1946
: Madame Bessard sat to Despiau between 1938 and June 1939 and between 1943 and May 1944. The bust was completed by August 1944 but was not cast in bronze until after the sculptor's death in 1946.
Sculpture Depth 25.3 cm Height 46.5 cm Width 45.2 cm
Casting (process)
: Bronze, cast, with very dark brown, almost black patina
Patinating
Inscription present: within a double-outlined rectangle with rounded corners
Accession number: M.4-1979
Primary reference Number: 13719
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_4_1979
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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