La Poésie Légère
James PradierWW-1830-002569
Gift of David and Constance Yates, in memory of Ruth Blumka, 2007
Catalogue
- Year
- 1830
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 14 3/16 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (36 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- James Pradier
Artist
James Pradier
Sculpture
James Pradier was a French sculptor of the nineteenth century working primarily in marble and bronze. His neoclassical compositions balanced academic precision with romantic sensibility, establishing him as a central figure in French sculpture between the Restoration and the Second Empire.
Full artist profile →More
More by James Pradier
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- James Pradier
- Year
- 1830
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall (confirmed): 14 3/16 × 6 1/2 × 5 in. (36 × 16.5 × 12.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1830-002569
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified