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Undine

Artist Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (Anizy-le-Château, France, 1824 - 1887)

Date1875 - 1887

Mediumbronze on art gallery base

ClassificationsSculptures

DimensionsOverall: Height: 76 cm, Width: 42 cm, Depth: 35 cm
Plinth Size: Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 32.3 cm, Depth: 28.4 cm

AcquisitionAlexander Macdonald Bequest, 1901.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationOn Display - Gallery 14

Object numberABDAG004805

Keywords

Nude

About MeCarrier Belleuse at first studied metalwork and ceramics but from 1857 exhibited sculpture at the Paris Salon. He was employed in public projects for the re-design of Paris and his work encompassed many styles. His most famous pupil was Auguste Rodin.

This small scale bronze depicts an Undine, a water nymph. According to legend, Undines cannot get a soul unless they marry a man and bear him a child. Carrier Belleuse emphasises the sensual nature of this mythical being, as her fleshy sinuous curves emerge from tall water reeds.

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This figure is an Undine, a water nymph, surrounded by tall reeds. She has long hair like a mermaid but has legs and feet rather than a tail.

Exhibitions

Gallery 14 - Art of Empowerment