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Enchères Dinan
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After Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827–1875).
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315 - 3
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After Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827–1875).
See original version (French)
Voluntary lot
Description
After Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827–1875). “Why Be Born a Slave?”.
An imposing bronze sculpture with a nuanced patina, posthumously cast. Bears the foundry’s stamp and comes with a certificate from the foundry. One of 12 copies of this numbered model (this one is 1/12).
Total height including plinth: 48 cm
Bust of a Black woman, an allegory of the African continent in the “Fontaine de l’Observatoire” in Paris. The bonds restraining her body evoke slavery, whilst the twist of the bust, the expression on her face and the movement of her hair convey a sense of rebellion. ‘Why be born a slave?’ echoes the debates sparked by the abolition of slavery in 1848
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