Joseph Chinard: 1756 - 1813

  • Purchased by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Purchased by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Joseph Chinard

    1756 - 1813

     

    Tripod (Athénienne)

    c. 1793-1801

    Terracotta

    75.8 x 38.3 x 38.3 cm

     

    PROVENANCE
    • Atelier of the artist, gifted by Marie Berthaud (1766-1839), his widow, to the Lyonnais architect René Dardel (1796 - 1871); by descent to
    • Monsieur Genin, Lyon, as of 1909; by descent in the family until sold at
    • Lyon, Anaf Art Auctions, Hotêl des ventes des Brotteaux, 19 October 2003, lot 143; acquired by
    • Talabardon & Gautier, Paris
    • Private collection, Paris, from 2004

     

    Exhibition History
    • Exposition d'Oeuvres du Sculpteur Chinard de Lyon (1756-1813) au Pavillon de Marsan, exh. cat. (Paris, Musée du Louvre, November 1909 – January 1910), Paris, 1909, p. 36, n. 35 (‘Trépied / Terre cuite broyée — H. 0.80 cm. / Coll. de M. Genin, a Lyon’)