French school circa 1900The
SmokerBronze
with brown patinaBears
a signature " J.B Carpeaux " and the date " 1863 " on the backH
. 60 cm with a cherry red marble pedestal. Related works
:
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), The Smoker, 1863, terracotta, with base H. 51.9 cm, Detroit Institute of Art, inv. no. 75.86
- Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), The Smoker, 1863, bronze, H. 51.4 cm, Detroit Institute of Art, inv. no. 75.120This
head was for a long time considered to be an autographed work by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, as evidenced by the examples kept in Detroit
.
It has now been proven that it is a pastiche
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