Paul-Albert BARTHOLOMÉ (1848–1928) – Le Chagrin

Gilt-patinated bronze cast
Sand casting
Signed “A. Bartholomé” on the base at right
Founder’s mark “Siot-Paris” on the back of the base
Bears a reference: “V916” on the back of the base

Dimensions:
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 7 cm
Depth: 10 cm

About the work:
After ten years of work, the war memorial at Père-Lachaise Cemetery, created by the sculptor Paul-Albert Bartholomé, was inaugurated on November 1, 1899. The event met with tremendous public success, drawing more than 100,000 visitors on the day of the inauguration and generating enthusiastic press coverage.

Le Petit Parisien praised it as “this magnificent work, which will remain one of the purest jewels of our modern sculpture,” while Le Figaro described it as “one of the most striking and grandiose works of art that the French school has produced in many years.”

The renown of this monument encouraged the artist to reproduce certain figures in editions of bronze, stone, or terracotta, notably La Pleureuse, Le Chagrin, and La Femme agenouillée.