La Cothurne (Tragic Pose from Le Jeu d'escharpe)

Inscriptions

Signed A. Leonard together with foundry stamp on bottom rear

Publications

Judith Koós, “A Golden Bronze and its Model,” Acta Historiae Artium 20, 2 (1974), pp. 90-94 (ill.). Art Institute of Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1986–87, pp. 60-61. fig. 26. Pierre Cadet, Susse Frères, 150 Years of Sculpture (Paris: Susse Frères, 1992), pp. 64, 195. Ingelore Böstge and Emmanuelle Héran, Agathon Léonard: Le geste Art nouveau (Paris: Somogy editions d’art, 2003), pp. 66-67 (ill.), no. 44.

Quick Overview

Artist: Agathon Léonard (Agathon van Weydeveldt) / French, 1841-1923 / Cast by: Susse Frères Editeurs / French
Date: modeled 1895 (cast 1900)
Medium: Ivory, silvered and gilt copper alloy
Dimensions: H.: 37.1 cm (14 5/8 in.)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: statuette
Place: France
Department: Applied Arts of Europe
Credit line: Estate of Mathilde H. Wiley
Accession no.: 1986.244

Provenance

Estate of Andrew and Mathilde H. Wiley, Chicago, before 1986; given to the Art Institute, 1986.

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.