Bronze Cast of the Marquis de Sade's Skull 2012, 20 x 13,5 x 15 cm, bronze
Bronze cast of the Marquis de Sade's skull by the master founder Avangini. One of a unique numbered edition of 99 bearing a reproduction of Sade's signature.
Also included is a certificate of authenticity signed by the Comtesse de Sade, with the family's wax seal. Provenance: family archives.
On Friday 2nd December 1814, Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade died at the Charenton asylum, at the age of 74.
Despite his final wishes, the Marquis had a religious burial in the cemetery at Charenton. In an ironic twist of fate, Sade would not stay in the bosom...