拍品 136
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A French bronze bust entitled 'Bacchante aux Roses'
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A French bronze bust entitled 'Bacchante aux Roses'

LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A French bronze bust entitled 'Bacchante aux Roses'
Last quarter 19th Century
Signed J BteCarpeaux, and stamped with the Propriété Carpeaux foundry cachet, on an associated ormolu-mounted rouge marble base
Overall: 32¾ in. (83 cm.) high

拍品專文

Originally conceived and later executed as a supporting element to Génie de la Danse for the façade of Charles Garnier's Opéra, the full-length version of La Bacchante aux Roses was first cast in plaster in 1868. Since the endeavor cost Carpeaux considerably more than planned, the artist started marketing reductions in bronze, terracotta and marble in various lengths, the present example being one of the more popular.

Please see lot 19 for a further note on Génie de la Danse.