MUZANNE, Suzanne

Sanvignes, Saône-et-Loire 1876 - ? vers 1947

Nymphes et satyre

Nymphs and Satyr

1931

marble

relief

Dimensions (HxWxD): 67 x 103 in.

Acc. No.: 529-9-489

Credit Line: Probably acquired by William Randolph Hearst from the artist

Photo credit: Courtesy Hearst Castle®/California State Parks

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

San Simeon, California, Hearst Castle

www.hearstcastle.org

Provenance

• probably acquired by William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) from the artist

Bibliography

• 2000 Kastner
  Victoria Kastner, Hearst Castle. The Biography of a Country House, Principal photography by Victoria Garagliano, Foreword by George Plimpton, New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2000, p. 170

Comment

• 2000 Kastner, p. 170:
  Three spirited nymphs are shown in high relief, stealthily playing a joke on the satyr. The nymph on the left holds a musical instrument while the one on the far right leans down to steal the satyr's pipes as he slumbers unsuspectingly. Inventory records show that Hearst bought this piece directly from Muzanne. It is one of several twentieth-century pieces by women artists in the San Simeon collection.

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