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Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière
Portrait of Honoré de Balzac1899

Not on view
White marble portrait bust of a man with wavy hair and parted lips, smooth face contrasting with roughly chiseled chest and draped collar, on a plain rectangular plinth

Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière, Portrait of Honoré de Balzac, 1899, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière
France, Toulouse, 1831-1900
Title
Portrait of Honoré de Balzac
Place Made
France
Date Made
1899
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
19 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 11 in. (48.9 x 34.3 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.81.262.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Levkoff, Mary L. Rodin in His Time: The Cantor Gifts to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.