Lot 1862 - S19 Dr Sylvia Legrain Collection - Wednesday, 20. September 2023, 10.00 AM
TORSO OF APHRODITE, so-called "Venus Genetrix" type
Greek, Late Hellenistic, 2nd half of the 2nd century B.C. After a model from Fréjus (420-410 B.C.).
White marble carved full round, and sintering. The goddess wrapped in a diaphanous chiton that hugs the curves of her body, with the right hand raised behind the shoulder, exposing the left breast and revealing the shape of her body underneath, the weight resting on the left leg in contrapposto. On a later marble plinth.
H without plinth 26 cm.
Repaired cracks. Restorations in the breast area.
Provenance:
- Private collection Switzerland, before 1993.
- English art dealer, acquired from the above (according to Cahn Gallery).
- Galerie Cahn, Basel, November 2003, Lot No. 3437.
Provenance:
- Private collection Switzerland, before 1993.
- English art dealer, acquired from the above (according to Cahn Gallery).
- Galerie Cahn, Basel, November 2003, Lot No. 3437.
CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)
Sold for CHF 22 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.