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Collections

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Woman Playing a 'Viola da Gamba'circa 1880-1897

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Polychrome marble or alabaster sculpture of a seated woman in an elaborate lace dress and wide-brimmed hat, holding a small stringed instrument with copper-toned details, on a stepped bronze base
Porcelain figure, close-up of a woman's head and shoulders in 18th-century dress, wearing an elaborate wide-brimmed hat adorned with sculptural fruit or floral forms; pale cream and soft blue glazes with finely modeled facial features and curled hair.
Glazed ceramic sculpture, close-up of lower torso and legs of a standing figure draped in elaborately detailed robes with raised floral and scrollwork borders in pale cream, grey-blue, and polychrome accents, mounted on a stepped octagonal base.
Porcelain figurine of a seated woman playing a cello, glazed in pale green and gray with intricate lace-like surface detailing; the instrument is rendered in warm amber tones with gilded scrollwork, mounted on a square pedestal base.
Close-up of a glazed porcelain figurine showing draped cream-colored robes with raised floral scrollwork trim in soft pink and grey, beside an ornate tan-glazed decorative element with scrolled relief carving.
Close-up of a glazed porcelain figurine, torso and arms of a figure in 18th-century embroidered coat playing a cello, with finely detailed pale blue and white polychrome decoration and a brown wooden bow.
Close-up of a ceramic sculpture base with crackled gray-green glaze, bearing incised Latin-alphabet signature reading 'A Carrier Belleuse' on the stepped plinth.
Glazed ceramic figure of a seated musician playing violin, shown in three-quarter rear view, wearing a pale yellow gown with blue-grey lace trim, decorative pouch, and feathered hat, mounted on a dark rectangular base.
Glazed ceramic bust of a figure in three-quarter profile, wearing a large wide-brimmed hat adorned with sculpted flowers and feathers, rendered in soft cream, grey-green, and pale blue tones against a dark background.
Close-up detail of a glazed porcelain figurine showing the torso and waist of a figure in pale yellow robes, with a decorative belt featuring pink rosette accents and an ornate chatelaine bag in cream and powder blue with scrolled shell motifs and tassel pendants.
Glazed ceramic figure of a standing woman in pale yellow and blue 18th-century dress, holding a violin, mounted on a rectangular plinth, with glossy polychrome finish and finely detailed drapery.

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Hippolyte Boulenger faiencerie, Woman Playing a 'Viola da Gamba', circa 1880-1897, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara and Bernard Solomon in honor of the museum's 40th anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
France, Aisne, Anizy-le-Château, 1824-1887
Manufacturer
Hippolyte Boulenger faiencerie
Title
Woman Playing a 'Viola da Gamba'
Date Made
circa 1880-1897
Medium
Glazed ceramic with wood-and-horsehair bow
Dimensions
Overall: 31 × 12 × 12 1/2 in. (78.74 × 30.48 × 31.75 cm) a) Figure: 32 1/2 x 13 x 13 1/4 in. (82.55 x 33.02 x 33.655 cm) b) Bow: 11 x 1 in. (27.94 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara and Bernard Solomon in honor of the museum's 40th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2005.212a-b
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography

  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.