Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) - Lot 9

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) The Little Sulker Model created in 1856; our bronze executed circa 1865 Bronze with brown patina Stamped "PROPRIETE CARPEAUX" with an imperial eagle Titled "BOUDEUR" on the front of the pedestal H. 28.2 x W. 16.7 x D. 13.7 cm Related works : - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Le petit boudeur, circa 1856, marble, signed "JB Carpeaux", H. 31.3 cm, Valenciennes,Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. S.90.1.61 ; - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Le petit boudeur, 1856, edition terra cotta, H. 28.5 cm, Paris, Musée d'Orsay, inv. RF1895. Related literature : Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculpteur. Catalog raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Paris, Les Expressions Contemporaines, 2003, model listed under n°BU 37, p. 140.