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Child Carrying Fruit and Flowers
Claude Michel18th-early 19th century
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
French sculptor Claude Michel, called Clodion, frequently depicts children in his sculpture, in this case a convincing toddler, from her pout to her plump toes. The piece is constructed in terracotta, a common medium for Clodion. After firing, the unglazed color of the clay can vary widely; each of Clodion's statues has a slightly different hue. The figure has sustained a number of damages, but has recently been cleaned and repaired.
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- Title: Child Carrying Fruit and Flowers
- Creator: Clodion (French, 1738-1814)
- Date Created: 18th-early 19th century
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 42.2 x 12.8 x 15.3 cm (16 5/8 x 5 1/16 x 6 in.); without base: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: Possibly Eugène Tondu (Paris, France) (sold, Paris, April 3, 1865, lot. no. 206), Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Bart., Castle Craig, Scotland, sold at Christie, Manson and Woods, (Sale: Christie, Manson and Woods, London, England, May 12-13, 1902, lot no. 257, to Durlacher Brothers), (Durlacher Brothers, New York, NY), J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913), New York, New York, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss [Mrs. Francis Fleury Prentiss] (1865–1944), Cleveland, OH, upon her death, held in trust by the estate, Estate of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.131
- Medium: terracotta
- Inscriptions: Signed: "Clodion"; signature incised on back in the terracotta
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, 18th century
- Credit Line: The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection
- Collection: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1944.131
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