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Jules Dalou, Head of a Peasant (Tête de paysan)

Jules Dalou

French · 1838–1902 · Sculptor

Aimé-Jules Dalou was a 19th-century French sculptor, admired for his perceptiveness, execution, and unpretentious realism. (Wikipedia)

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32lots offered2017–2026years recorded71%sold (22)$1.2kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Jules Dalou, terracotta figural group of 'Boulonnaise Allaitant son Enfant (A seated figure of a mother nursing her baby)', terracottaterracotta figural group of 'Boulonnaise Allaitant son Enfant (A seated figure of a mother nursing her baby)'Bonhams · £13,750≈ $18,231≈ €15,470Sign up to see
  2. Jules Dalou, patinated bronze figure of 'La Verité Meconnue, second version' ('The Truth unacknowledged', no. 2), patinated bronzepatinated bronze figure of 'La Verité Meconnue, second version' ('The Truth unacknowledged', no. 2)Bonhams · £5,738≈ $6,846≈ €6,800Sign up to see
  3. Jules Dalou, sculpted white marble figure of 'La Verité Meconnue (The Truth Unacknowledged)', marblesculpted white marble figure of 'La Verité Meconnue (The Truth Unacknowledged)'Bonhams · £4,463≈ $5,555≈ €5,063Sign up to see

Jules Dalou’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (32 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Jules Dalou, Untitled, bronze
Untitled
Abell Auction Company · Apr 2, 2026
$2,813Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Dalou Sclp, Large sized patinated bronze of a farmer rolling up his sleeves
Dalou Sclp
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 8, 2024
$1,300Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, a gilt bronze figure of a resting worker
Untitled
Sworders · Nov 20, 2024
£320Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, La Porteuse de Lait (The Milk Carrier), Bronze
La Porteuse de Lait (The Milk Carrier)
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 2, 2024
$350Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, on a verde antico marble plinth
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£2,600Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, bronze with dark brown patination
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£480Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, bronze with green patination
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£800Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, bronze with brown patination
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£650Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, two bronze figures with brown patination
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£600Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, on a rouge marble base
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£90Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, bronze with dark brown patination
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£1,400Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, a bronze with rich dark brown patination
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£2,000Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, two bronze figures with dark gold patination
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£500Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Untitled, bronze with dark brown patination
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 25, 2024
£450Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Broken Mirror, Bronze with brown patina
Broken Mirror
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 29, 2023
$1,875Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Kopf eines schlafenden Säuglings, Bronze
Kopf eines schlafenden Säuglings
Kornfeld · Jun 2, 2023
CHF 800Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, sculpted white marble figure of 'La Verité Meconnue (The Truth Unacknowledged)', marble
sculpted white marble figure of 'La Verité Meconnue (The Truth Unacknowledged)'
Bonhams · Apr 18, 2023
£4,463Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, patinated bronze figure of 'La Verité Meconnue, second version' ('The Truth unacknowledged', no. 2), patinated bronze
patinated bronze figure of 'La Verité Meconnue, second version' ('The Truth unacknowledged', no. 2)
Bonhams · Jul 13, 2022
£5,738Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, ‘TERRASSIER’, bronze
‘TERRASSIER’
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 20, 2022
£575Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, Le Desespoir, Bronze with dark brown patina
Le Desespoir
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 15, 2021
$2,500Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, ‘TERRASSIER’, bronze
‘TERRASSIER’
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 21, 2021
£600Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, bronze bust of a little boy, bronze
bronze bust of a little boy
Bonhams · Mar 7, 2018
£3,500Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, terracotta figural group of 'Boulonnaise Allaitant son Enfant (A seated figure of a mother nursing her baby)', terracotta
terracotta figural group of 'Boulonnaise Allaitant son Enfant (A seated figure of a mother nursing her baby)'
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2017
£13,750Sign up free to see
Jules Dalou, patinated bronze figure of 'Le paysan relevant sa manche', patinated bronze
patinated bronze figure of 'Le paysan relevant sa manche'
Bonhams · Jul 2, 2026
Jules Dalou, patinated bronze figure of 'Le paysan relevant sa manche', patinated bronze
patinated bronze figure of 'Le paysan relevant sa manche'
Bonhams · Feb 17, 2026
Jules Dalou, sculpted white marble figure of 'La Verité Meconnue (The Truth Unacknowledged)', marble
sculpted white marble figure of 'La Verité Meconnue (The Truth Unacknowledged)'
Bonhams · Nov 29, 2022
Jules Dalou, sculpted white marble figure of 'La Verité Meconnue (The Truth unacknowledged)', marble
sculpted white marble figure of 'La Verité Meconnue (The Truth unacknowledged)'
Bonhams · Jul 13, 2022
Jules Dalou, Coustou, Bronze Together With A Patinated Metal Marly Horse
Coustou
Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 6, 2022
Jules Dalou, bronze bust of a little boy, bronze
bronze bust of a little boy
Bonhams · Dec 20, 2017
Jules Dalou, "Terrassier", Bronze figurine cast in lost-wax technique. Signed DALOU, Susse Fres à Paris and with round stamped mark, and Cire perdue. H
"Terrassier"
Lempertz · Nov 17, 2017
Jules Dalou, "Terrassier", Bronze figurine cast in lost-wax technique. Signed DALOU, Susse Fres à Paris, round stamped mark and Cire perdue. H
"Terrassier"
Lempertz · Nov 17, 2017
Jules Dalou, "Retour de l'herbe", Bronze figurine cast in lost-wax technique. Signed DALOU, Susse Fres à Paris and round stamped mark and Cire perdue. H
"Retour de l'herbe"
Lempertz · Nov 17, 2017

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Jules Dalou, Head of a Peasant (Tête de paysan)
Head of a Peasant (Tête de paysan)cast after a model of 1894 · Plaster
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Larry and Ann Burns Gift, in honor …
Jules Dalou, Nude woman
Nude woman1899 · White marble; base: green marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Altschul, 1952 — O…
Jules Dalou, Breton Peasant Woman
Breton Peasant Womanprobably 1880s · Terracotta; socle: red marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1913 — Open Access (CC0)
Jules Dalou, Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayettemodeled 1880–81 · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw, 1988 — Open Acces…
Jules Dalou, Woman Bathing
Woman Bathingmodeled probably ca. 1870–80, cast 1907 · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1907 — Open Access (CC0)
Jules Dalou, Charity or Maternity
Charity or Maternity19th century, after a model of ca. 1877 · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Martin Birnbaum, 1968 — Open Access (…
Jules Dalou, Alphonse Legros
Alphonse Legrosmodel c. 1876, cast possibly 1879/1920 · bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory o…
Jules Dalou, Mother and Child
Mother and Childc. 1873 · terracotta
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon —…
Jules Dalou, The Espousal (The Passage of the Rhine)
The Espousal (The Passage of the Rhine)model 1890/1892, cast c. 1907 · bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Patricia Bauman and John L. Brya…
Jules Dalou, Portrait of a Young Boy (Henry Ebenezer Bingham?)
Portrait of a Young Boy (Henry Ebenezer Bingham?)1871/1879 · marble
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Fo…
Jules Dalou, The Binder (Le botteleur)
The Binder (Le botteleur)model c. 1894, cast c. 1907/1934 · bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp — Open Acce…
Jules Dalou, Portrait Mask of Etienne Carjat
Portrait Mask of Etienne Carjatmodel c. 1891, cast after 1907 · bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp — Open Acce…
Jules Dalou, Untitled
Untitled1896
Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris ↗
CC0 · Dalou, Aimé-Jules (Paris, 31–12–1838 - Paris, 15–04–1902), sculpteur, via Wik…
Jules Dalou, Lumberjack
Lumberjack1905
musée Petiet de Limoux ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — musée Petiet de Limoux
Jules Dalou, The Triumph of the Republic
The Triumph of the Republic1899
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Jules Dalou, Monument to Scheurer-Kestner
Monument to Scheurer-Kestner1908
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Jules Dalou, Monument à Delacroix
Monument à Delacroix1890
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Jason Riedy from East Point, GA, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Jules Dalou, Triomphe de Silène
Triomphe de Silène1897
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay
Jules Dalou, Bacchic Scene
Bacchic Scene1897
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 3.0 · 9jules9 - sculpture by Jules Dalou, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Jules Dalou, Monument to Émile Levassor
Monument to Émile Levassor1907
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Mbzt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Jules Dalou, Bacchus Consoling Ariadne
Bacchus Consoling Ariadnec. 1892 · Plaster
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Arma Wyler — …
Jules Dalou, Bacchus Consoling Ariadne
Bacchus Consoling AriadneModeled c. 1892, cast 1903–7 · Bronze
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Arma Wyler — …
Jules Dalou, Science
Sciencec. 1886 · Wax
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Old Masters So…
Jules Dalou, Bust of a Young Man
Bust of a Young Man1877 · Patinated plaster
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by an anonymous donor…

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