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Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Portrait of the Actress Aimée-Olympe Desclée (1836-1874)circa 1874

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Terracotta bust of a woman with elaborately coiled upswept hair and loose draped fabric, on a stepped rectangular pedestal, warm sandy tan surface

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Portrait of the Actress Aimée-Olympe Desclée (1836-1874), circa 1874, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Title
Portrait of the Actress Aimée-Olympe Desclée (1836-1874)
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1874
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
27 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. (69.21 x 37.46 x 13.02 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.81.262.2
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.