Jean Léon Gérôme

Details

JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (FRENCH, 1827-1875)
Jean Léon Gérôme
the right side inscribed '...al... / ...Gérôme... / J Carpeaux', titled 'GEROME' and with metal plaquette 'G. CHAUVIN / PARIS / 4. RUE ROSENWALD'
plaster, tinted in imitation of terracotta
24 in. (61 cm.) high
Conceived in 1871.
This plaster circa 1875-1900.

Literature

M. Poletti et A. Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Sculpteur Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, BU 32 p. 134.

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Lot Essay

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux and Jean-Leon Gérôme were exiled together to London during the Paris Commune of 1871. It was at this time that Carpeaux made the first version of this bust of his friend in clay before sending a bronze version to the 1872 Paris Salon. Other versions were produced in terracotta, plaster, and bronze.

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