Lot Essay
The present model was conceived in 1871, four years prior to the artist's death.
Details
JEAN BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (French, 1827-1875)
'La Frileuse', A Bronze Figure
inscribed 'JB.. Carpeaux' and stamped with the Propriété Carpeaux atelier seal
16in. (40.6cm.) high, reddish brown patina
'La Frileuse', A Bronze Figure
inscribed 'JB.. Carpeaux' and stamped with the Propriété Carpeaux atelier seal
16in. (40.6cm.) high, reddish brown patina
Literature
Shepherd Gallery, Western European Bronzes of the Nineteenth Century: A Survey, New York, 1973, cat. no. 46 for another bronze example
P. Kjellberg, Les bronzes du XIXe siècle: Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, Paris, 1987, p. 183, illus. for another bronze example
P. Kjellberg, Les bronzes du XIXe siècle: Dictionnaire des sculpteurs, Paris, 1987, p. 183, illus. for another bronze example