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183 - Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827–1875)
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Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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Description
Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827–1875) Laughing Neapolitan Woman, model created in 1863–1864 Terracotta, Height: 51 cm, Length: 31.5 cm, Depth: 31.5 cm Specimen signed “J.Bte Carpeaux”, dated “1875”, originally manufactured and produced by the studio (stamp) “Atelier-Dépôt à Auteuil, 71 rue Boileau, Paris”, “Propriété Carpeaux” (stamp featuring the Imperial Eagle). Circa 1875 NAPOLITAN LAUGHING WOMAN “The effigy of Anna Foucart was adapted in 1863 with a Neapolitan hairstyle for the Laughing Neapolitan Woman. The Laughing Neapolitan Man, modelled on the Fisherman with a Shell and featuring added drapery, forms its counterpart. In Carpeaux’s published works, these are the only busts that frequently appear as a pair, and their production is among the most prolific in the collection. Bibliography: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, *Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux: Sculptor, A Catalogue Raisonné of Published Works*, Les Editions de l’Amateur, 2003. Page 148.
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About the sale JEWELLERY – SILVERWARE – FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART – RUGS
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Auction time 10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
Ref. : 1523 - 1
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