FÉLIX-MAURICE CHARPENTIER | RECLINING NUDE

Auction Closed

October 13, 06:58 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Florida Collection

FÉLIX-MAURICE CHARPENTIER

French

1858-1924

RECLINING NUDE

signed F. Charpentier

marble

height 22½ in.; 57.1 cm

Sale: Sotheby's, London, May 20, 2015, lot 91, illustrated

Acquired at the above sale

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.