Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875) Crying child Posthumous print by the family, for documentary purposes Plaster print Bears a red wax seal with the imperial eagle Height 13 cm, on a wooden base, height 2.5 cm high Provenance : - Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr sale, "Bronzes et Sculptures", Paris, February 12, 1989, lot 42 - Collection Jacques & Michèle GINEPRO Related work : - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Enfant pleurant, 1873, bronze, stamped "cire perdue J.B. CARPEAUX", H. 17 cm, Paris, Petit Palais, inv. PPS1584. Related literature: -Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculpteur : catalog raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, model listed under no. AN.EB.5, p. 180. Expert: Cabinet LACROIX & JEANNEST

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