Gazette Drouot logo print

Carpeaux’s Flora Reaches the Summit

Result EUR512,624
Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 28 March 2023 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 14-15 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

The works were so diverse, spanning oceans and crossing centuries, that it took two days to complete the sale.

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875), Crouching Flora, white marble signed on the base,... Carpeaux’s Flora Reaches the Summit

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–1875), Crouching Flora, white marble signed on the base, h. 105 cm/41.34 in.
Result: €512,624

Homage to a goddess: Flora is her name, and she looks quite enchanting in the hands of the great French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). The white marble sculpture features all the charm of the Second Empire, whose diversity and creative vitality are constantly being rediscovered.…
This article is for subscribers only
You still have 85% left to read.
To discover more, Subscribe
Gazette Drouot logo
Already a subscriber?
Log in
Tuesday 28 March 2023 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live
Salle 14-15 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Coutau-Bégarie