Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux Eve chassée du paradis | Eve expelled from Paradise

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1827 - 1875
Eve chassée du Paradis (Eve expelled from Paradise, sketch)

model circa 1873, cast in February 1931
bronze, light brown patina; on a square black marble plinth
signed and dated JBte Carpeaux 1872, numbered (5), with foundry stamp CIRE / PERDUE / A. A. HEBRARD

H. (overall) 28 in.
H. (bronze) 25 ⅜ in.
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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1827 - 1875
Eve chassée du Paradis, esquisse

le modèle vers 1873, fondu en février 1931
bronze à patine médaille ; sur une plinthe carrée en marbre noir
signé et daté JBte Carpeaux 1872, numéroté (5), cachet CIRE / PERDUE / A. A. HEBRARD

H. (totale) 71 cm
H. (bronze) 64,5 cm

Condition Report:
Good condition overall, with minor surface dirt in the crevices. Several minor chips to the edges of the black marble base.

Provenance:
Sotheby's Monaco, 23 June 1979, lot 358, where acquired by Jacques Ginepro