Suzanne surprise (Susannah surprised)

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JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (FRENCH, 1827-1875)
Suzanne surprise (Susannah surprised)
signed 'Carpeaux' and with cachet 'PROPRIÉTÉ / CARPEAUX' with an eagle
bronze, mid-brown patina
27 in. (68.5 cm.) high
Circa 1875.

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Lot Essay

Representing Susannah shocked by the infamous on looking elders who surprised her at her bath and accused her of adultery, the present extraordinarily expressive bronze belongs to a series of works based on a terracotta statuette by Carpeaux from which a small number of editions were created from 1872.

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