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| Keywords: Augustin Jean Moreau-Vauthier - Bust of a Bacchante - Walters 71426.jpg The laughing bacchante turns her head to the left She wears grape leaves in her hair which is coiled in back and falls in tresses over her shoulders When acquired the edge of the base of the ivory was encircled by a silver band now lost Stylistically the Walters bust recalls the spirited bacchanges of the 18th-century sculptor Claude-Michel Clodion Moreau-Vauthier exhibited an ivory bust of a bacchante at the Paris Salon of 1891 no 2771 ; a marble version was shown in 1893 no 3218 ; and a second ivory rendition was shown at the Exposition de l'Ivoire Musée Galliera Paris June-October 1903 It is signed on the right shoulder A MOREAU-VAUTHIER ca 1891 ivory green marble socle cm 19 9 accession number 71 426 27429 Paris 1891 Probably exhibited at the Paris Salon 1891 no 2771 Tiffany Company New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature on the right shoulder A MOREAU-VAUTHIER place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Augustin-Jean Moreau-Vauthier Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Busts Bacchante | ||||
