$861
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827-1875) Jeune Femme Nue Inscribed "Bte Carpeaux," numbered "9/15," and stamped "Cire Perdu/C. Valsuani" in the bronze. Bronze with dark brown patina, height 7 3/4 in. (20.0 cm), on a marble plinth. Condition: Dust to the interstices, bronze not secured to the plinth. Literature: Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Sculpteur (catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre édité) , Paris: Les Editions de l'Amateur; Angers: Expressions Contemporaines, 2003, p. 182 (AN.EB 8). N.B. The subject matter and dimensions of Jeune Femme Nue are similar to Maternité (Mère et Enfants) , known to have been modeled by Carpeaux in 1870-72. The edition of bronzes of Jeune Femme Nue were cast in the 1960s by the Valsuani foundry.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-04-17
