Lot 351
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A FRENCH BRONZE BUST ENTITLED 'LA NÉGRESSE'

LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1827-1875)

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A FRENCH BRONZE BUST ENTITLED 'LA NÉGRESSE'
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1827-1875)
Inscribed to the base 'POURQUOI! NAÎTRE ESCLAVE' and 'B. Carpeaux. 1868', further inscribed to one shoulder 'PROPRIÉTÉ CARPEAUX'
13½ in. (34.2 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

The inscription on the base of this bronze bust 'Pourquoi! Natre esclave' (Why born a slave?) reflects Carpeaux's liberal humanitarian viewpoint. This bust is derived from the bronze figures on his Four Parts of the World Sustaining the Globe, which is a central element of the fountain of the Observatory in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. A terracotta versions of this bust is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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