CARPEAUX, Jean-Baptiste (1827 Valenciennes – 1875 Courbevoie near

(1827 Valenciennes – 1875 Courbevoie near Paris)CARPEAUX,(1827 Valenciennes – 1875 Courbevoie near Paris)Jean-Baptiste(1827 Valenciennes – 1875 Courbevoie near Paris)Large Art Nouveau bronze bust of a woman—“Le Génie de la Danse”Patinated bronze, green marble base. Signed "JB. Carpeaux," no foundry mark; casting cannot be dated. H 69 cm. 44 kg.Signs of age and wear; patina partially worn away; scratches.Bust of a laughing woman with flowing hair. The bust “Le Génie de la Danse” is part of Carpeaux’s sculptural group “La Danse” from 1868, which was created for the façade of the Opéra Garnier in Paris and has been housed at the Musée d’Orsay since 1986.Signs of age and wear; patina partially worn away; scratches.Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux: French sculptor, painter, and engraver; in 1846, he entered the Académie des Beaux-Arts and became a student of Francisque Joseph Duret; in 1854, he was awarded the Prix de Rome on the occasion of an exhibition by the Académie Française.Bibliography: See Kjellberg (1994), pp. 174–188.Provenance: Estate of Peter Kaus.For this lot, we recommend personal pickup, fine art transport, or shipping via ThePackengers.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

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