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CARPEAUX, Jean-Baptiste (1827 Valenciennes – 1875 Courbevoie near Paris)Large bust of a young African woman—bust titled “Pourquoi naître esclave No. 1”Patinated bronze. Signed "J.B. Carpeaux," no foundry mark, casting cannot be dated, titled "Pourquoi naître esclave." H 60 cm. 39 kg.Bust of a young slave woman with short, expressively flowing hair, her body bound by ropes and shackles. The bust was created as part of a series of preliminary studies for the figure of “Africa” on the Fontaine des Quatre-Parties-du-Monde in Paris.Signs of age and wear.Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux: French sculptor, painter, and etcher; in 1846 he entered the Académie des Beaux-Arts and became a student of Francisque Joseph Duret; in 1854 he was awarded the Prix de Rome at an exhibition of the Académie Française. All lots with a reserve (starting price) of at least €2,000 will be cross-checked against the Art Loss Register database.Provenance: Peter Kaus Museum Estate.For this lot, we recommend in-person pickup, fine art transport, or shipping through ThePackengers.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
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