This cast is after the third study, executed in 1909, of a larger marble Hercules that was exhibited in the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in 1910.
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Title:Heracles Drawing his Bow against Stymphalian Birds
Signature: Signed: Emile Antoine Bourdelle; Alexis Rudier, Fondeur, Paris.
Inscription: [1] HERAKLES ARCHER (in rectangular plaque); [2] HPAKAHE; [3] Herakles tue les oiseaux du Stynphale; [4] 3e étude
Marking: Hand crudely incised
[ Kraushaar Galleries , New York, until 1923; sold to MMA ]
Armory of the 69th Infantry, New York. "International Exhibition of Modern Art," February 15–March 15, 1913.
New York. Grand Central Art Galleries. "Antoine Bourdelle," November 7, 1925–November 21, 1925.
Paris. Musée de l'Orangerie. "Exposition Bourdelle," February 14, 1931–April 6, 1931.
Athens. National Pinakothiki, Alexander Soutzos Museum. "Treasures from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Memories and Revivals of the Classical Spirit," September 24–December 31, 1979.
Bordeaux. Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Bordeaux. "Profil du Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York: de Ramsès à Picasso," May 15, 1981–September 1, 1981.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Masterpieces of French Art Deco," August 4, 2009–January 23, 2011, no catalogue.
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