35" (87cm) Splendid Original antique French Bisque "Bebe Triste" by Emile Jumeau, in exceptional Size 16 with couture outfit circa 1884

35" (87 cm.) Bisque socket head, blue glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, rose blushed eye shadow, brushstroked brows with feathered detail, shaded nostrils, closed mouth with shaded and accented lips, separately modeled pierced ears, brunette hand-tied hair wig, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body with straight wrists. Condition: generally excellent. Marks incised head 16.
Emile Jumeau, circa 1884, his portrait wistful-faced bebe sculpted by Carrier-Belleuse, known as Bebe Triste.
An exceptional example of the sought-after doll with compelling expression and quality of bisque and painting, wearing wonderful antique costume and bonnet.

PROVENANCE
THE LANDMARK ROSALIE WHYEL MUSEUM OF DOLL ART: museums are a labor of love. Often done with whatever resources one has in an ad-hoc manner. Rosalie wanted more. She saw not just a place to showcase the many rare pieces she assembled over the years, but also, to make it something that the general public could relate to. It had to be more in her eyes. With that, she moved her entire family to the Seattle area and in the prosperous city across the lake, Bellevue, built from scratch an incredible shrine to the doll as art.