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Lot n° 110
Estimation :
5000 - 7000
EUR
CARPEAUX Jean-Baptiste (1827–1875), after - Lot 110
CARPEAUX Jean-Baptiste (1827–1875), after
The Genius of Dance.
White marble bust on a pedestal, signed “J.B. Carpeaux” on the reverse.
(minor chips on the pedestal)
Height: 66 cm
Note: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875) occupies a major place in the history of 19th-century French sculpture. A student of François Rude and winner of the Grand Prix de Rome in 1854, he established himself during the Second Empire as one of Napoleon III’s favorite artists and executed several prestigious commissions for the Tuileries, the Louvre, and the new Paris Opera House. The Genius of Dance is directly derived from the famous group La Danse, commissioned by architect Charles Garnier for the Opera’s façade and unveiled in 1869. The work caused a massive scandal at the time due to the naturalism and movement of its figures, to the point that an inkwell filled with ink was thrown at the group shortly after its installation. Now considered one of the absolute masterpieces of Second Empire sculpture, La Danse is housed at the Musée d’Orsay, while depictions of The Genius of Dance rank among the most iconic and sought-after adaptations of Carpeaux’s work.
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