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  • Salammbô
    Jul. 02, 2026

    Salammbô

    Est: £8,000 - £12,000

    Jean Marie Antoine Idrac French 1849 - 1884 Salammbô signed: A. Idrac and stamped: THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS / FUMIERE EY / GAVIGNOTSRS bronze, gilt patina 72cm., 28⅜in.

    Sotheby's
  • JEAN ANTOINE IDRAC (Toulouse, 1849 - Paris, 1884) "Salammbô and the snake" (Salammbô et le serpent). France. After 1862 (after the publication of Gustave Flaubert's novel Salammbô). Patinated bronze
    Mar. 25, 2026

    JEAN ANTOINE IDRAC (Toulouse, 1849 - Paris, 1884) "Salammbô and the snake" (Salammbô et le serpent). France. After 1862 (after the publication of Gustave Flaubert's novel Salammbô). Patinated bronze

    Est: €2,500 - €3,000

    JEAN ANTOINE IDRAC (Toulouse, 1849 - Paris, 1884) "Salammbô and the snake" (Salammbô et le serpent). France. After 1862 (after the publication of Gustave Flaubert's novel Salammbô). Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed on the bottom: A. IDRAC. With foundry stamp on the right side "Thiébaut Frères, Fumière & Gavignot successeurs". Museums: Chicago, Lille, Quimper, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles and Copenhagen. Measurements: 51.5 x 19 x 19 cm; 57.5 cm (height with stand). Jean Antoine Idrac developed a brief but brilliant career within the French academicism of the second half of the 19th century. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and a disciple of François Jouffroy and Alexandre Falguière, he won the Prix de Rome in 1877, which allowed him to complete his training at the Villa Médicis. His production is characterized by the refinement of the modeling, the elegance of the nude and a marked inclination towards literary and mythological themes, in full harmony with the official taste of the Parisian Salon. The present work, "Salammbô et le serpent" (Salammbô and the Serpent), has its origins in Gustave Flaubert's famous historical novel Salammbô (1862), whose exotic setting in ancient Carthage had a profound influence on the visual arts of the time. Idrac presented a first plaster version at the 1881 Salon (now preserved in the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse), followed by a marble version at the 1882 Salon, acquired by the French State, confirming the institutional relevance of the composition within his career. The sculpture fully embodies the fin-de-siècle orientalist ideal: the female figure, treated with delicate naturalism, adopts a sinuous pose while the snake coils around her body, generating an elegant serpentine movement. The work combines sensuality and lyricism with a solid anatomical mastery, integrating literary exoticism with the classical tradition of the academic nude. The serpent, an ambiguous symbol of temptation and mysticism, reinforces the narrative and dramatic dimension of the whole. The present example in patinated bronze, cast by the prestigious Parisian house Thiébaut Frères, Fumière & Gavignot successeurs, should be understood as an edition derived from the model presented at the Salon. These bronze reductions allowed the diffusion of the work among private collectors, consolidating its success beyond the strictly institutional sphere. The quality of the casting and the richness of the patina underline its value in late 19th century French sculpture. Works by Idrac are held in important public collections, including museums in Chicago, Lille, Quimper, Paris, Toulouse, Versailles and Copenhagen, confirming the wide reception of the composition. A version of Salambó is preserved in the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse. The author is also represented in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.

    Setdart Auction House
  • Salammbô
    Dec. 13, 2023

    Salammbô

    Est: £10,000 - £15,000

    Jean Marie Antoine Idrac French 1849 - 1884 Salammbô signed: A. Idrac and inscribed: Thiebaut Frères / Fumière et Gavignot Srs / Paris gilt bronze, on a mottled burgundy and light green marble base bronze: 71.5cm., 28⅛in. base: 6cm., 2⅜in.

    Sotheby's
  • Jean Antoine IDRAC (1849-1884) 10 dessins au crayon entre 16 x 12 cm à 13 x 21 cm
    Jul. 21, 2019

    Jean Antoine IDRAC (1849-1884) 10 dessins au crayon entre 16 x 12 cm à 13 x 21 cm

    Est: €200 - €250

    Jean Antoine IDRAC (1849-1884) 10 dessins au crayon entre 16 x 12 cm à 13 x 21 cm

    Tradart Deauville
  • JEAN MARIE ANTOINE IDRAC | Salammbô
    Jul. 11, 2018

    JEAN MARIE ANTOINE IDRAC | Salammbô

    Est: £6,000 - £8,000

    bronze, red-brown patina

    Sotheby's
  • JEAN MARIE ANTOINE IDRAC | Salammbô
    Dec. 13, 2017

    JEAN MARIE ANTOINE IDRAC | Salammbô

    Est: £8,000 - £12,000

    bronze, mid-brown patina

    Sotheby's
  • Jean Antoine IDRAC (1849-1884)
    Oct. 30, 2016

    Jean Antoine IDRAC (1849-1884)

    Est: €2,500 - €3,000

    „La charmeuse de serpents“, bronze sculpture, signed A. Idrac on the base and with the seal of Thiebaut Frères Fondeurs, Paris, 19th century

    Von Brühl Auktionshaus
  • Jean Antoine IDRAC (1849-1884)
    Oct. 15, 2016

    Jean Antoine IDRAC (1849-1884)

    Est: €2,500 - €3,000

    „La charmeuse de serpents“, bronze sculpture, signed A. Idrac on the base and with the seal of Thiebaut Frères Fondeurs, Paris, 19th century

    Von Brühl Auktionshaus
  • JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849-1884) Etienne Marcel, a bronze equestrian gr
    Oct. 04, 2016

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849-1884) Etienne Marcel, a bronze equestrian gr

    Est: €1,800 - €2,500

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849-1884) Etienne Marcel, a bronze equestrian group of the reduced version of the Group outside the Hotel de Ville Paris, signed, 21'' (53cm). (1)

    Mealy's
  • JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (French 1849-1884) A BRONZE SCULPTURE, "Symbolism,"
    Nov. 08, 2015

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (French 1849-1884) A BRONZE SCULPTURE, "Symbolism,"

    Est: $600 - $800

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (French 1849-1884) A BRONZE SCULPTURE, "Symbolism," signed "A. Idrac" and stamped "Thiebaut Freres Fondeurs Paris" in the bronze. Provenance: Estate of the Late James K. Schooler, Esq. Height: 20" Width: 7" Depth: 7 1/2"

    Simpson Galleries, LLC
  • JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849-1884)
    Jul. 05, 2015

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849-1884)

    Est: €3,000 - €5,000

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849-1884) Etienne Marcel prévôt des marchands à cheval Épreuve d'édition en bronze à patine brune Haut. : 53 cm

    Artime Enchères
  • JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC(1849 - 1884),SMALL
    Jun. 27, 2014

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC(1849 - 1884),SMALL

    Est: CHF200 - CHF300

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849 - 1884), SMALL FIGURINE, c. 1900. Bronze with brown patina. Signed A. Idrac. H 13.5 cm. JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849 - 1884) KLEINE FIGUR, um 1900 Bronze braun patiniert. Frauenakt mit Schlange. Signiert A. Idrac. H. 13.5 cm.

    Koller Auctions
  • JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC(1849 - 1884),SMALL
    Dec. 06, 2013

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC(1849 - 1884),SMALL

    Est: CHF300 - CHF400

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849 - 1884), SMALL FIGURINE, c. 1900. Bronze with brown patina. Signed A. Idrac. H 13.5 cm. JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849 - 1884) KLEINE FIGUR, um 1900 Bronze braun patiniert. Frauenakt mit Schlange. Signiert A. Idrac. H. 13.5 cm.

    Koller Auctions
  • JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849 - 1884), SMALL
    Jun. 21, 2013

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849 - 1884), SMALL

    Est: CHF500 - CHF700

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849 - 1884), SMALL FIGURINE, circa 1900. Bronze with brown patina. Signed A. Idrac. H 13.5 cm. JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (1849 - 1884) KLEINE FIGUR, um 1900 Bronze braun patiniert. Frauenakt mit Schlange. Signiert A. Idrac. H. 13.5 cm.

    Koller Auctions
  • JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (FRENCH, 1849-1884) SALAMBO 13cm high
    Dec. 07, 2011

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (FRENCH, 1849-1884) SALAMBO 13cm high

    Est: £300 - £500

    JEAN ANTOINE MARIE IDRAC (FRENCH, 1849-1884) SALAMBO bronze, light brown patina, signed A. Idrac, the base stamped with Fumiere & Gavignot, Thiebault Freres foundry mark 13cm high

    Lyon & Turnbull
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