MATER DOLOROSA (SKETCH) (1869)

Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX

Terracotta signed « JB^t Carpeaux »
Marked with the Imperial Eagle and Propriété Carpeaux stamps
H. 27,9″ x W. 21,2″ x D. 13,3″
Circa before 1872
Few examples
Related work: Mater dolorosa (finished), marble.

Bibliography: M. Poletti, A. Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux sculpteur : catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, p. 135, model referenced under the n° BU 33; under the direction of Édouard Papet et James David Draper, Carpeaux 1827-1875 Un sculpteur pour l’empire, catalogue d’exposition, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 10 mars – 26 mai 2014, Paris, Orsay Museum June 24 – September 28 2014, pages 251-252.