Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala, ca. 1889, French, Paris, Marble, Overall (wt confirmed): 11 x 18 1/8 x 12 1/4 in., 97lb. (27.9 x 46 x 31.1 cm, 439kg), Sculpture, Sarah Bernhardt (French, Paris 1844–1923 Paris), Few realize that the great tragic actress Sarah Bernhardt was also a gifted sculptor. In 1882 she married Greek-born Jacques Damala, an actor who died prematurely of drug abuse in 1889. She visualized him as he appeared on his deathbed.
Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala, ca. 1889, French, Paris, Marble, Overall (wt confirmed): 11 x 18 1/8 x 12 1/4 in., 97lb. (27.9 x 46 x 31.1 cm, 439kg), Sculpture, Sarah Bernhardt (French, Paris 1844–1923 Paris), Few realize that the great tragic actress Sarah Bernhardt was also a gifted sculptor. In 1882 she married Greek-born Jacques Damala, an actor who died prematurely of drug abuse in 1889. She visualized him as he appeared on his deathbed