Western European Sculpture

Singing girl from Algiers (or "Moorish woman from Algiers")

    Singing girl from Algiers (or "Moorish woman from Algiers")

    France

    1856

    Sculptor Charles Cordier

    Bronze; casting, chasing, patinating

    Height 43 cm

    Signature: Cordier

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    Half-length bust of a girl with almond-shaped eyes and slightly open mouth, her head turned three-quarters to the left. Her hair is tucked under a headdress adorned with flower buds, and she wears large earrings. She is depicted in traditional dress, wearing a large pendant around her neck. The bust is mounted on a partially draped socle. The piece is cast in patinated bronze.

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    6069MC2850/ИЗО