Terracotta bust of L'Espiègle or La Rieuse aux pampres de vignes signed in point JBt CARPEAUX Carpeau property stamp, eagle stamp, numbered 1801. This model, representing Anna Foucart, the eldest daughter of Jean-Baptiste Foucart, a faithful friend of the artist, was created in 1865. Carpeaux himself distributed it in his studio on rue Boileau in Auteuil from 1868, and his heirs continued to publish it.
Related bibliography: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Jean Baptiste Carpeaux sculpteur, catalog of published works, Paris, 2003, model listed as n°BU29 page 130 Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (Valenciennes, 1827 - Courbevoie, 1875)
Condition report: very good condition with one leaf slightly missing
- Reference :
- 3484
- Width :
- 25 (cm)
- Height :
- 49 (cm)
- Depth :
- 27 (cm)
- Period:
- 19th century
- Style:
- Napoleon III
- Materials:
- Terracotta
