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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, 1827 - 1875
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
- La Frileuse
- signed J. BTE CARPEAUX 1873, on a rouge griotte marble base
- white marble
- height 16 3/4 in.
- 42.3cm
signed J. BTE CARPEAUX 1873, raised on a marble base
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 3 July 2012, lot 142
Literature
M. Poletti and A. Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux sculpteur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, pp. 92-3, no. SE14; Neue Pinakothek: Katalog de Gemälde und Skulpturer, Munich, 2003, p. 46
Condition
In overall good condition and presentation. There is surface dirt and discoloration consistent with age and changes to atmospheric conditions. A striation appears within the figure's left arm, just below the elbow. A few old, minor frets appear to the edges of her hair.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In the spring of 1871 Carpeaux and his family fled the bloody turmoil of the Paris Commune and took refuge in London. He was following in the footsteps of his great patron, the deposed Emperor Napoleon III. The sculptor installed his family in lodgings in Brompton Square and, deprived of his lucrative public commissions, he began to concentrate on a series of lyrical female figures intended to appeal to a wider market. One of the most notable models he produced in London was La Frileuse.
The model was edited in terracotta, bronze, marble and biscuit porcelain. Versions in marble are particularly rare and the present figure can probably be identified as one of the three versions offered in the Carpeaux sales of 1873 and 1874. A re-discovered over-life-size marble version of the model was sold in our London rooms, 17th May 2011, lot 45 (£265,250).
The model was edited in terracotta, bronze, marble and biscuit porcelain. Versions in marble are particularly rare and the present figure can probably be identified as one of the three versions offered in the Carpeaux sales of 1873 and 1874. A re-discovered over-life-size marble version of the model was sold in our London rooms, 17th May 2011, lot 45 (£265,250).