Flayed Horse III

model c. 1820/1824, cast 1959-1960

Théodore Gericault

Associated Names
Théodore Gericault

Artist, French, 1791 - 1824

The sculpture depicts a horse in a dynamic pose, with one of its front legs raised. It is crafted from a dark material, likely bronze, giving it a rich, dark brown color with a slightly shiny surface. It is displayed on a rectangular base made from the same material. The surface of the horse is textured, showing details such as musculature, mane, and tail. The horse is proportionate and realistic in its depiction, evoking a sense of naturalism. The size of the sculpture is small, indicative that it is a model or a small-scale work rather than a life-sized representation.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G8

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Alex Reid & Lefèvre Ltd., London), 1959-1960; sold 25 October 1960 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1980 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1960

  • XIX and XX Century French Paintings and Drawings, The Lefevre Gallery, London, 1960, no. 38.

1974

  • Nineteenth-Century Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 97, repro.

2000

  • Butler, Ruth, and Suzanne Glover Lindsay, with Alison Luchs, Douglas Lewis, Cynthia J. Mills, and Jeffrey Weidman. European Sculpture of the Nineteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 263-264, color repro.

  • National Gallery of Art Special Issue. Connaissance des Arts. Paris, 2000:62.

Inscriptions

incised after casting on self-base, next to right rear hoof: 7/15; foundry stamp impressed into the foundry model on rear edge of self-base: CIRE / C. VALSUANI / PERDUE

Markings

FM: Valsuani

Wikidata ID

Q63854809

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