La Bacchante aux Raisins
European Art

La Bacchante aux Raisins
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Emile-Antoine Bourdelle
French, 1861–1929
French, 1861–1929
Date
1907
Medium
Plaster with clear brown patina
Accession #
2005.198
Dimensions
30 11/16 x 20 1/16 x 8 1/4 inches
Location
On View - Stent Family Wing, Level 2, Gallery 208
Description
Sculptor, painter, and architect Émile-Antoine Bourdelle abandoned traditional academic training and style as he sought other movements in sculpture and admired the works of sculptors such as Aimé-Jules Dalou. After 1900 Bourdelle began to find new inspiration in the art of ancient Greece. It was through the studies for his Head of Apollo that the artist felt he achieved his own style, distinct from Dalou, Rodin, and Falguière. During this period Bourdelle also executed several versions of La Bacchante.