James PRADIER (Geneva, 1790 - Bougival, 1852) Dancer with calabashes Bronze with brown-green patina Signed 'J. Pradier' on the terrace Height : 46 cm (18,11 in.) Resting on a griotte red marble base Total height: 50 cm (19.68 in.) Provenance: Private collection, Paris Bibliography: related : Statues de chair. Sculptures by James Pradier, exhibition catalogue, Geneva, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, 1986, p. 398, model shown under no. 316. Claude Lapaire, James Pradier et la sculpture française de la génération romantique. Catalogue raisonné, Milan-Lausanne, 2010, pp. 284-285, model listed under no. 111 James PRADIER (Geneva, 1790 - Bougival, 1852)