Bather Surprised [Baigneuse Surprise] by Aimé-Jules Dalou (1897-1902). Bronze with a dark brown patination. Height: 21⅝ in (55cm). Signed “DALOU” and inscribed “Susse Fres Edrs Paris.” Inset with Susse Fres Editeurs/Paris foundry pastille Robert Bowman, London. Photograph by Julian Jans. Another view. [Click on image to enlarge it.]
Other bathers by Dalou
- Bather before the bath [Baigneuse avant le bain]
- Bather drying her right foot [Baigneuse s’essuyant le pied droit]
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Bibliography
Aimé-Jules Dalou (1897-1902). Online exhibition catalogue. London: Bowman Sculpture, 2014. Web. 29 November 2014.
Last modified 29 November 2014