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Description
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Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902)
Seated Woman with Raised Arm, 1880-1902
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Bronze proof, n°6
Lost wax cast by A.A. Hébrard
Signed: DALOU
H. 17, W. 7.5, D. 10 cm
The Seated Woman with Raised Arm, also known as Woman Washing or Woman Scrubbing, is one of a number a studies of the female form that Dalou made throughout the course of his life; others include Shivering, The Bather Before the Bath, and The Bather Surprised.
Feeling that his death was approaching and wanting to assure an income for his daughter Georgette, Dalou arranged for a bronze edition to be made of the collection of his terra cotta models that had been gathering in his studio. After his death, these arrangements were carried out by the five executors of his will, who included his daughter and his previous assistants. Each one took a part in overseeing the proper production of the edition. The contract signed with Hébrard for the casting of the Seated Woman with Raised Arm has not been found, and thus there is no way of knowing how many copies were authorized. That said, considering the number known to exist, it seems that the edition was likely quite small, perhaps limited to ten numbered proofs, as was the case with his Diane with Quiver.
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