THOMAS-SOYER, Mathilde

Troyes, Aube 1858 - Brinon-sur-Sauldre, Cher 1940

Work attributed by the Smith College Museum of Art to the sculptor Thomas-Loyer. After reading the signature, this work is re-attributed to the woman sculptor Mathilde Thomas-Soyer (1860-1940).

Vase avec trois chats pourchassant un souris

Vase with Three Cats Chasing a Mouse

bronze

type: other

Dimensions (HxWxD): overall: 6 ¹⁄₄ x 4 ¹⁄₂ x 3 in.

signed under lip: Thomas Soyer

Acc. No.: SC 1986:60-39

Credit Line: Gift of George and Lincoln Kirstein in memory of their sister, Mina Kirstein Curtiss (Mina Curtiss, class of 1918)

Photo credit: Collections Database, fivecolleges.edu

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art

www.smith.edu/artmuseum

Provenance

• 1986, Gift of George and Lincoln Kirstein in memory of their sister, Mina Kirstein Curtiss (Mina Curtiss, class of 1918)

Bibliography

• Collections Database, Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium (accessed February 14, 2017)

Related works

• An other gilded metal copy presented at International Art & Antiques auction of Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden at Ahlden, Grosse Str. 1, Germany, May 15 2011, lot 1871 (see http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/mathilde-thomas-soyer-1871-c-b5531cc53a, accessed March 3, 2017).

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