Aimé-Jules DALOU (1838-1902) The Unknown Truth or The Broken Mirror Marble edition from 1908 White marble Signed "DALOU" on the left side of the rock H. 38 cm - W. 32 cm - D. 17 cm, on a white marble LJ Related work : -Aimé-Jules Dalou, La Vérité méconnue, patinated plaster, H. 36 x W. 31 x D. 21 cm, Paris, Petit Palais, inv. PPS300. Related literature : -Amélie Simier, Jules Dalou, le sculpteur de la République, cat. exp. Paris, Petit Palais, 18 April-13 July 2013, Paris, Paris Musées, 2013, model listed under no. 317, p. 391. The marble versions of this model, which enjoyed great success during the artist's lifetime, were published by Auguste Becker under a contract signed with the Dalou heirs in 1908.