The Vase of the Titans
Artist
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824–1887)French, 1824–1887
Artist
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)French, 1840–1917
MakerMade by
Hautin, Boulenger & Co.(Choisy-le-Roi)Choisy-le-Roi
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Vase of the Titans
Date1899
MediumGlazed polychromed terracotta
Dimensions27 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. diameter (69.2 × 49.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Fayez Sarofim in honor of his wife, Susan, and children, Christopher, Allison, Andrew, and Phillip at “One Great Night in November, 2018"
Object number2018.285.A,.B
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
221 Shell Oil Gallery
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Published References Janson, H.W. “Rodin and Carrier-Belleuse: the Vase des Titans,” The Art Bulletin, n. 3, vol. 50, September 1968, pp. 278-288. Hargrove, June. The Life and Work of Albert Carrier-Belleuse. Diss. New York University, 1976, pp. 247-8. Espinosa Martin, Carmen. “La Faiencerie de Choisy-le-Roi a traves de los modelos de Albert Ernest y Louis Robert Carrier de Belleuse en el Museo Lazaro Galdiano”, Goya, 274 (Jan–Feb 2000), pp. 35–43. Darr, Alan. “Two newly acquired French sculptures by Rude and Rodin in the Detroit Museum of Art, La sculpture en Occident. Etudes offertes à Jean-René Gaborit, 2007, pp. 277-283. Hargrove, June. Carrier-Belleuse: Le Maître de Rodin, exh. cat., Palais de Compiègne, 2014, pp. 110-118. Jones, Claire. Sculptors and Design Reform in France, 1848-1895. Farnham, U.K.: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2014, Fig 1.1. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On the base, signed into the clay prior to firing “A. CARRIER-BELLEUSE” and dated 20-7.1899 On the underside of the base, drawn into the clay prior to firing “3017 PIM”
The vase bears the mark “H.B. & C CHOISY FRANCE" and the number "1523"
The vase bears the mark “H.B. & C CHOISY FRANCE" and the number "1523"
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Luisa Roldán
c. 1690–1706
Terracotta, polychromed; on an octagonal parcel-gilt, polychromed wood base with scrolling feet
2025.229.A,.B
