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MARCEL FÉGUIDE (1888-1968)
The item was sold for 520 €
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MARCEL FÉGUIDE (1888-1968)
Pygmalion and Galatea
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
70 x 59 cm - 27 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.
Provenance
- Sale, Untitled, Millon, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, April 6, 2007, lot 234
- Private collection, France (acquired at previous sale)
Note
Pygmalion was a sculptor from Cyprus, descended from Athena and Hephaestus. Revolted against marriage by the reprehensible conduct of the Prophetides (women of Cyprus), he devoted himself to celibacy. However, he fell in love with an ivory statue, the work of his chisel. Obtaining Aphrodite's permission to bring the statue to life, he married her in the goddess' presence and, according to some versions, had two children by her: Paphos and Matharmé.
Pygmalion and Galatea
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
70 x 59 cm - 27 1/2 x 23 1/4 in.
Provenance
- Sale, Untitled, Millon, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, April 6, 2007, lot 234
- Private collection, France (acquired at previous sale)
Note
Pygmalion was a sculptor from Cyprus, descended from Athena and Hephaestus. Revolted against marriage by the reprehensible conduct of the Prophetides (women of Cyprus), he devoted himself to celibacy. However, he fell in love with an ivory statue, the work of his chisel. Obtaining Aphrodite's permission to bring the statue to life, he married her in the goddess' presence and, according to some versions, had two children by her: Paphos and Matharmé.