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Bronze sculpture depicting Flora crouching, 19th century
Height x width x depth: 52 x 23 x 31 cm
Flora bending over, weaving flowers into her hair, a classic nineteenth-century figure, signed on the base "Carpeaux".
Literature:
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875) was one of the most important French sculptors of the 19th century, known for his vibrant and realistic style, straddling Neoclassicism and Romanticism. A pupil of François Rude and winner of the Prix de Rome in 1854, he also worked as the official sculptor for Napoleon III.
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875) was one of the most important French sculptors of the 19th century, known for his vibrant and realistic style, straddling Neoclassicism and Romanticism. A pupil of François Rude and winner of the Prix de Rome in 1854, he also worked as the official sculptor for Napoleon III.
1. James David Draper, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux: Sculptor of the Second Empire, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014 – Comprehensive catalog and critical analysis of his work, highly authoritative.
2. Lami, Stanislas, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'École française (vol. III, XIXe siècle), 1914 – Detailed entry on Carpeaux with a list of works.
3. Catherine Chevillot, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), catalog of the exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay, 2014 – Explores his influence on modern sculpture.
4. Bruno Gaudichon, Carpeaux, Gallimard / RMN, 1999 – Excellent illustrated monographic essay.
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