Mathilde Bonaparte Bust by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875)

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Mathilde Bonaparte Bust by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875)

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Our rare, tinted plaster bust of Princess Mathilde Bonaparte (1820-1904) by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) dates from circa 1865. Signed JB. CARPEAUX on left of the socle with metallic cachet for MAISON D'EMPEREUR / MUSÉES IMPÉRIAUX on rear of the socle. Our plaster bust is a copy of Carpeaux's celebrated white marble bust of Princess Mathilde, commissioned by the Princess herself and first shown at the Paris Salon in 1863. The original bust was later shown at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1889, then remained in the collection of the Princess until 1905, when it was bequeathed to the State and shown at the Louvre, before being moved to the Musée d'Orsay in 1986 (RF 1387). Princess Mathilde was the daughter of Jérôme Bonaparte (younger brother to Napoleon) and Catherine de Württemberg, and cousin of Napoléon III. She presided over an influential salon frequented by members of the Parisian artistic elite, including Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. The original plaster version by Carpeaux was acquired in 1907 by the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen from the artist's daughter, Amélie Carpeaux (MIN 1365). Further examples in plaster can be found in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1978-113-2), the Palais des Beaux-Arts Lille (Sc. 79), Le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes (S.92.12), Carpeaux's birthplace. Exhibitions: The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, March 10 - May 26, 2014. Literature: The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, J. D. Draper and E. Papet, Yale University Press, New York, 2014, pp. 208-212. A photo of the marble bust of Mathilde is shown on page 211 of The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, the book that accompanied the exhibition of the same name held at the Met in 2014. The Met's major retrospective explored the life and work of the exceptionally gifted, deeply tormented sculptor who defined the heady atmosphere of the Second Empire in France (1852–1871). The first full-scale exhibition in thirty-nine years devoted to Carpeaux (1827–1875), it featured about 150 works including sculptures, paintings, and drawings, which are organized around the major projects that the artist undertook during his brief and stormy career. Major international loans that had never before traveled to the United States, or had not been in the U.S. for decades, came from the Musée d'Orsay; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes (Carpeaux's birthplace); the Louvre, Petit Palais, and other French institutions; and the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen. Important loans also come from the Getty in Los Angeles and from private collections. See our very rare and large marble bust of Jérôme Bonaparte dating from the early nineteenth century, attributed to the circle of Joseph Chinard.

Dimensions:
Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)
Style:
Napoleon III (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Plaster,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Mid-19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1865
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. There is rubbing wear, scratches, and scattered chip losses particularly at the edges and corners of the base.
Seller Location:
New York, US
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6079226913212