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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux — Frère et Soeur ou Les Deux Orphelins du siège (Brother and Sister or Two Orphans of the Siege)
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Frère et Soeur ou Les Deux Orphelins du siège (Brother and Sister or Two Orphans of the Siege)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's 'Frère et Soeur ou Les Deux Orphelins du siège' (Brother and Sister or Two Orphans of the Siege) is a sculptural work addressing themes of family and human suffering. The piece reflects Carpeaux's romantic and naturalistic approach to figurative sculpture.

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Collection Jacques Ginepro, Une Vie de Sculptures

May 18, 2022

Estimate: $4,000$6,000

Lot 53

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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Frère et Soeur ou Les Deux Orphelins du siège (Brother and Sister or Two Orphans of the Siege)

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's 'Frère et Soeur ou Les Deux Orphelins du siège' (Brother and Sister or Two Orphans of the Siege) is a sculptural work addressing themes of family and human suffering. The piece reflects Carpeaux's romantic and naturalistic approach to figurative sculpture.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Marble, French, 19th Century, Sculpture, Siblings, Melancholic, Academic, Narrative, Neoclassical, Figurative

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Cleveland Museum of Art