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Young Satyr Running with an Owl

Young Satyr Running with an Owl

1770s
(French, 1738–1814)
Overall: 32 x 15.2 x 16.4 cm (12 5/8 x 6 x 6 7/16 in.); with base: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)

Description

These works by French sculptor Claude Michel, known as Clodion (1738–1814), shows a pair of young satyrs. Clodion was fond of depicting characters from classical antiquity in his work, and the subject of child or baby satyrs in Bacchanalian celebrations appear often in the work of Rococo artists. The female satyr wraps a plump arm around a nest filled with baby birds, while her male counterpart holds an owl. Balancing on one foot, the two flee the scene of their theft.
  • Private collection, France
    Arnold Seligman and Rey and Co., Paris, France
    -1929
    French and Co., New York, New York, sold to Mrs. Francis F. Prentiss
    1929-1944
    Elisabeth Severance Prentiss [Mrs. Francis Fleury Prentiss] (1865–1944), Cleveland Heights, Ohio), upon her death, held in trust by the estate.
    1944
    Estate of Elizabeth Severance Prentiss, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1944-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection : Bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944. Reproduced: p. [57], Plate XXV, cat. no. 37; Mentioned: p. 50, 55, cat. no. 37 archive.org
    Clodion, and Anne L. Poulet. Clodion, 1738-1814: Musée du Louvre, Paris, 17 mars-29 juin 1992. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 1992. pp. 135-37, cat. no. 17
  • Clodion. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France (March 17-June 29, 1992).
  • {{cite web|title=Young Satyr Running with an Owl|url=false|author=Clodion|year=1770s|access-date=24 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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