Jean-Baptiste PIGALLE (1714–1785) - Lot 223

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Jean-Baptiste PIGALLE (1714–1785) - Lot 223
Jean-Baptiste PIGALLE (1714–1785) Two putti playing with grapevines Patinated terracotta sculpture Signed and dated 1784 Height: 60 cm Note. A master of 18th-century French sculpture, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle left his mark on art history through his unique ability to breathe life into his material. While the artist is celebrated for his large-scale monuments and psychological portraits, it is unquestionably in his depictions of early childhood that he displays all his tenderness and technical virtuosity. His famous *Child with a Cage* (Louvre Museum) had already established his reputation as an unrivaled sculptor of chubby flesh and spontaneous expressions as early as 1750.Our terracotta group, created in 1784—just one year before the artist’s death—fits beautifully into this intimate and graceful vein. It bears witness to the sculptor’s late return to working with clay, a malleable and living material that served as the first testing ground for his genius, beginning with the creation of his famous *Mercury* in 1740.
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