{"id":13850,"date":"2026-03-19T11:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/produit\/danse-sacree-1903\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:38:25","slug":"danse-sacree-1903","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/produit\/danse-sacree-1903\/","title":{"rendered":"SACRED DANCE (1903)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The theme of dance, departing from the conventional framework of classical ballet, had already been explored in a sensual and Bacchic manner by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux for the fa\u00e7ade of the Paris Opera. S\u00e9goffin’s dancer recaptures this freedom of movement and possesses an unstable balance evoking intoxication. Though warlike, this Dance<\/i> is not barbaric and has an antique flavor: it is inspired by the Dancer Titeux<\/i>, a famous antique sculpture acquired by the Louvre in 1891; her trance evokes that of a bacchante, and her tunic is adorned with a Gorgon’s head. S\u00e9goffin draws from this a highly Baroque interpretation of movement that stretches the bodies or contracts them to the point of rigidity, and undoubtedly owes much to theatrical gestures. The dance step suggested by a raised leg and the veil covering the cymbals inevitably recalls the contemporary choreographies of Lo\u00efe Fuller or Isadora Duncan.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sacred Dance<\/span><\/i><\/span>, created in 1903 for the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace, has as its pendant Profane Dance.<\/i> This has been in the collection of the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019Orsay since 1984; executed with virtuosity, the marble appears to have been sculpted with nervous energy and captures, like tempestuous waves, the movement of the fabric.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Our example is a bronze of exceptional quality; the reference for the bronze editions by the Susse foundry.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Victor SEGOFFIN<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Bronze master-model with rich brown patina, signed “Vtor S\u00e9goffin,” located and dated “Paris 1905.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cast by Susse, bears the foundry mark “Susse Fes Edts Paris.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Visible pegs and traces of assembly<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

H. 46 \u00be\u201d (119 cm) – W. 14 \u00bd\u201d (37 cm) – D. 29\u201d (74 cm)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Circa 1905<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unique piece<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Related work: Sacred Dance<\/i>, marble, Paris, Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay (H. 250 x W. 140 x D. 80 cm)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Exhibition: 1905, Sacred Dance<\/i>, marble, Salon des Artistes Fran\u00e7ais, no. 3622 (commissioned by the State for the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Bibliography: Various authors, The Mus\u00e9e d’Orsay in 360 Degrees<\/i>, 2013, page 312.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13833,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[267,255,256,269,292],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13850","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-chefs-d-oeuvre-en-vente-en","7":"product_cat-dernieres-acquisitions-en","8":"product_cat-galerie-quai-voltaire-en","9":"product_cat-sculptures-xixeme-en","10":"product_cat-victor-segoffin-en","11":"description-off","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"product-type-simple"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/13850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=13850"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=13850"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.galerienicolasbourriaud.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=13850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}