SALE PENDING Bronze Mother Kissing Child after Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Antiques : Metalware : Bronze

 

An exquisite bronze figure, “Mother Kissing Child,” after French sculptor, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875.) This is an early 20th century casting with finely detailed features, signed and mounted on a marble base. The sculpture has a bronze patinated finish and is in excellent condition; size 18 ½” H x 15” W.

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) was a French sculpture who found most of his inspiration in the earlier works of Italian artists like Michelangelo. His masterpiece was “Ugolino and His Sons,” inspired by Dante’s Inferno. So impressive was his talent, that he became the aristocratic sculptor of choice for the Imperial family. His figures were naturalistic with dramatically charged poses and he was often at odds with a society that was used to a more subdued style.

Item ID: PS08-22-06-05