THE LAUGHING NEAPOLITAN BOY N° 2 (1863) AND THE LAUGHING NEAPOLITAN GIRL N°2 (1864)

THE LAUGHING NEAPOLITAN BOY N° 2 (1863) AND THE LAUGHING NEAPOLITAN GIRL N°2 (1864) - Image 2

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THE LAUGHING NEAPOLITAN BOY N° 2 (1863) AND THE LAUGHING NEAPOLITAN GIRL N°2 (1864)

Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX

Pair of bronzes with double rich light brown patina, signed « JBt Carpeaux » and « Carpeaux »
Cast by the atelier Carpeaux, marked with the Imperial Eagle stamp and « PROPRIÉTÉ CARPEAUX »
Presented on original black marble pedestals
H. 10,6″ x W. 6,6″ x D. 5,9″. Total height: 14,9″ – H. 10, 2″ x W. 6,2″ x D. 6,2″. Total height: 14,5″
Circa 1875

Bibliography: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux sculpteur, catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, p. 146, referenced under the n° BU 44 and reproduced p. 150, referenced under the n° BU 48.