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Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (Valenciennes, 1827 – Courbevoie, 187…
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Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (Valenciennes, 1827 – Courbevoie, 187…
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Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (Valenciennes, 1827 – Courbevoie, 1875)
The Dance (sketch)
Bronze with a nuanced brown patina
Signed and dated ‘JBte Carpeaux 1869’ on the plinth
Bears the foundry mark ‘CIRE / PERDUE / AA HEBRARD’ and is numbered ‘6’ on the plinth
Height: 53.5 cm
Dance (sketch), bronze, signed and dated, by J.-B. Carpeaux
H.: 21.06 in.
Provenance: Acquired from the Hébrard Foundry by Sir Davis in 1930;
Vivienne & Arnold Haskell Collection;
Then passed down through the family;
Private collection, Strasbourg
Exhibitions: Arnold Haskell Collection of Sculptures and Related Drawings, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1960, sculpture exhibit no. 4
Bibliography: Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, *Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Sculptor: A Catalogue Raisonné of Published Works*, Paris, Les Éditions de l’Amateur, 2003, mentioned in ES 7, p. 157, as proof no. 6 of the posthumous bronze editions by A. A. Hébrard.
Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (Valenciennes, 1827 – Courbevoie, 1875)
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About the sale
Old Masters & 19th-century masters
Auction location
Auction time
11/10/2026 at 4:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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