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Property from an Important North American Private Collection

Félix Charpentier

Reclining Nude 

Auction Closed

February 2, 09:59 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from an Important North American Private Collection

Félix Charpentier

French 1858 - 1924

Reclining Nude 


signed F. Charpentier

marble

height: 22 ½ in.; 57.1 cm.

Sotheby's London, 20 May 2015, lot 91;

Where acquired by the present collector.

Félix-Maurice Charpentier studied at the École des Beaux Arts, Paris under the celebrated sculptor and professor Pierre-Jules Cavelier (1814-1896) and exhibited at the Exposition Universelle and the Salon, winning several medals. Charpentier was regarded as one of the outstanding sculptors of his day, and his work decorates both the Grand Palais in Paris and the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux. This beautiful marble exhibits his exuberant treatment of the female form.