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.
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