Michel Clodion
French · 1738–1814 · Sculptor, Draughtsman
Claude Michel, known as Clodion, was a French sculptor in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Der trunkene SilenGrisebach · €13,750≈ $15,384≈ £10,634Sign up to see
Two Bacchantes dancing with a satyrArt+Object · NZ$7,507≈ $5,636≈ £3,654≈ €4,956Sign up to see
Da. Baccante con piccolo satiro e bambinoCapitolium Art · €1,512≈ $1,747≈ £1,317Sign up to see
Michel Clodion’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).
49 results · page 2 of 2
- UntitledAfter the artist$1,180≈ £647≈ €969Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,800–2,500
- Unsold / did not meet reserve
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200
- Bacchic Group with FaunAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–800
- Bacchanalian RevelryAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500
- UntitledAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–700
- UntitledAfter the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,200
Also offered, result not published (5)
Lots by Michel Clodion that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Michel Clodion signature
27 catalogued lots by Michel Clodion record a signature line. The most common placement is on the base (83% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed signed on the plinth: Clodion
— Family, Arthouse Hejtmánek, Oct 1, 2024Signed "CLODION" on the back base
— Seated Female with Putto, 19th century gilt bronze figural sculpture group depicting a seated female with putto, Sloans & Kenyon, Apr 27, 2023Signed "CLODION" on the back base
— Fairy with birds, Sloans & Kenyon, Sep 16, 2021
About Michel Clodion
Claude Michel, known as Clodion, was a French sculptor in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0The Intoxication of Wine, ca. 1780–90
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Children and satyr children leading a goat to sacrifice (part of a group), ca. 1781
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Children and Satyr Children Sporting with a Goat, ca. 1781
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0