Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX

Bronze master-model, cast of six sections, by the atelier Carpeaux with rich brown patina, unsigned
Cast form the artist’s lifetime
H. 13,3″ x W. 7,4″ x D. 8,2″
Circa 1863

Provenance: Atelier Carpeaux, 39 boulevard Exelmans, Paris XVI ; purchased with the buildings by the family of the previous owner.

Related works: Le Marchand de poissons ; Ugolin (sketch of the villa Médicis).

Bibliography: M. Poletti, A. Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux sculpteur : catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, p.64, model referenced under the n° SA11. Under the direction of Édouard Papet and James David Draper, Carpeaux 1827-1875 Un sculpteur pour l’empire, exposition : New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art March 10 – May 26, 2014, Paris, musée d’Orsay June 24 – September 28,  2014, page 55 à 65.