Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010728Young Girl Carrying a Garland of Roses on a Platter
by Clodion
Also known as: Young Girl; Young Girl Carrying Flowers in Her Shirt
About the Artwork
Claude Michel, generally referred to as Clodion, is best known for his decorative terra-cotta statuettes. This work is quite representative of Clodion in both subject and style. The sculpture, which is developed upon works dating from the artist's earlier residency in Rome, represents a standing female figure carrying an abundant display of flora. The figure alludes to Greek and Roman depictions of the horae, or goddesses of the seasons, and, through the figure's floral crown and platter, can easily be attributed to the season of spring.
Inscriptions
signed near base: CLODION.
Provenance
1865: possibly Eugène Tondu, Paris (possibly sold, Paris, 1865, lot no. 205) May 29, 1914: Private collection, France (sold, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, May 29, 1914, lot no. 30) -1942: Grace Rainey Rogers, 1867-1943 (New York, New York), by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art. 1942-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
Neo-classicism: Style and Motif. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 23-October 31, 1964).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Clodion (French, 1738–1814)
- Date
- early 1770s
- Medium
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- Overall: 45.1 x 15.2 x 17.3 cm (17 3/4 x 6 x 6 13/16 in.)
- Type
- Sculpture
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey
- Accession no.
- 1942.50
More by Clodion in museum collections
Open-access museum record · AT-00010728
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