Etude pour le monument commémoratif à l'abbé Louis-Toussaint Dassy, PPS2089(2), Alexandre Falguière, Entre 1888 et 1892

Author(s): falguière, alexandre jean joseph (toulouse, 07–09–1831 - paris, 20–06–1900), sculptor formerly attributed to dalou, aimé-jules (paris, 31–12–1838 - paris, 15–04–1902), sculptor production date: between 1888 and 1892 dating in centuries: 2nd half of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): sculpture name(s): bas-relief, mask materials and techniques: plaster dimensions - artwork: height: 26. 7cm width: 16. 6cm depth: 8. 8cm marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: label - at the back, stuck label bearing in ink: "dalou" historical commentary: abbot louis-toussaint dassy (1808-1888), archaeologist and historian, permanent secretary of the academy of marseille, was the founder, with marie bouffier, of the institute for young blind and deaf-mutes of marseille. The memorial monument, commissioned from the sculptor falguière, was raised thanks to a public subscription and inaugurated on june 12, 1892. Themes / subjects / places represented: human representation, man, head mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 11–04–1907 institution: petit palais, museum of fine arts of the city of paris inventory number: pps2089. Date: Entre 1888 et 1892.