About the Artwork
Double Inkwell with Bull
c. 1870
Jean-Baptiste-Auguste Clésinger
1814-1883
French
Unknown
Bronze, glass
Overall: 11 1/4 × 18 5/8 × 8 1/16 inches (28.6 × 47.3 × 20.4 cm)
Sculpture
European Modern Art to 1970
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Coleman Mopper
1992.224
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Markings
J. CLESINGER, engraved on the plinth
Along adjoining side edges of plinth by foundry stamp: "MARMYHAC"; "4 RUE DE LA PAIX"
Foundry stamp at edge of plinth by bull
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. Coleman Mopper (Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA)
1922-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Jean-Baptiste-Auguste Clésinger, Double Inkwell with Bull, c. 1870, bronze, glass. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Coleman Mopper, 1992.224.
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