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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux — Tête de la Vierge (Head of the Virgin)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Tête de la Vierge (Head of the Virgin)

A bronze sculptural portrait by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux depicting the head of the Virgin Mary with a brown patina finish. This religious work showcases Carpeaux's technical mastery in portrait sculpture.

Medium
bronze head, brown patina

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Collection Jacques Ginepro, Une Vie de Sculptures

May 18, 2022

Estimate: $4,000$6,000

Lot 26

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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Tête de la Vierge (Head of the Virgin)

A bronze sculptural portrait by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux depicting the head of the Virgin Mary with a brown patina finish. This religious work showcases Carpeaux's technical mastery in portrait sculpture.

Medium
bronze head, brown patina
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Religious Art, Bronze, 19th Century, Sculpture, French Art, Carpeaux, Portrait, Brown Patina, Neoclassical, Virgin Mary

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art