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JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1821–1875)
The Neapolitan Fisherman …
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JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1821–1875)
The Neapolitan Fisherman …
See original version (French)
Estimate €30,000 - €40,000
Voluntary lot
Description
JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1821–1875)
The Neapolitan Fisherman or Shellfish Fisherman No. 1, 1857 model
Bronze cast with a nuanced brown patina
Signed
With ‘PROPRIETE CARPEAUX’ stamp featuring the imperial eagle
Circa 1872/1874
Early edition cast
Height: 90 cm
Provenance
Mes Arnauné et Prim auction, Toulouse, 7 March 2000, lot 78
Private collection
Bibliography
Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, ‘Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculptor. Catalogue raisonné of published works’, Paris, 2003, model referenced as no. SA 9 on page 63
Dark brown patinated bronze – Signed.
Foundry stamp ‘PROPRIETE CARPEAUX’ with the imperial eagle
Circa 1872/1874
Early cast – Height: 35 3/8 in.
See original version (French)
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