Name: PIETRÒ FRANCHI (ITALIAN, 1817-1878) AFTER THE MODEL BY JAMES PRADIER (FRENCH, 1790-1852)
Brand: Allegory of Night
Price: 20000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

PIETRÒ FRANCHI (ITALIAN, 1817-1878) AFTER THE MODEL BY JAMES PRADIER (FRENCH, 1790-1852)
Allegory of Night
Signed to base 'P. FRANCHI', on an associated revolving marble pedestal
Marble
Sculpture: 59 in. (150 cm.) high
Pedestal: 30 in. (76.5 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

Pietro Franchi (1817-1878) worked around 1870 to the end of the 19th century, specialising in high quality carrara sculptures after celebrated antique examples and famous contemporary works of the time, such as the present model.
Derived by the complimenting Day and Night allegories by Pradier, the model relates closely to 'Étoile du Berger, La Nuit’, where the female allegory pulls a hooded veil above her head, and a nearly identical pair of figures attributed to him (C. Lapaire, James Pradier (1790-1852) et la sculpture française de la génération romantique, Milan, 2010, p. 358 no. 292-293 and p. 440-441, no. 538-539).
The inspiration behind the piece is believed to have been taken from Joseph-Michel-Ange Pollet’s (1814-1870) graceful compositions, notably his ‘Une Heure de la Nuit’ plaster group, which he exhibited at the 1848 salon (no. 4875).
A very similar pair of smaller proportions by Pietro Franchi, sold at Christies, New York, 28 October 2019, lot 542 ($87,500).