Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875)
Child with horn
Model created in 1874, posthumous casting
Bronze with brown patina
Signed "CARPEAUX
Height Height : 30 cm
Provenance :
- Sotheby's sale, London, April 21, 2004, lot 124
- Collection Jacques & Michèle GINEPRO
Related literature :
- Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculpteur : catalog raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, model listed under no. SE4, p. 80.
Convalescing at the Dubois nursing home in May 1874, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux is said to have been inspired to create the model for L'enfant au cor by his youngest son Louis-Victor, born in February 1874. The artist's family added a terrace for a posthumous edition.
Expert : Cabinet LACROIX & JEANNEST
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