Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827- 1875) - Lot 233

Lot n° 233
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Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827- 1875) - Lot 233
Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827- 1875) Our Lady of the Holy Cordon Model created in 1864, posthumously cast by Claude Valsuani after 1964 Bronze with red-brown patina Signed and dated "JBte Carpeaux 1872". Bears the founder's stamp "CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI Stamped "PROPRIETE CARPEAUX" with imperial eagle Numbered "3/15 Height Height : 34 cm Related literature: - Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculpteur: catalog raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, model listed under no. ES 12, p. 164. Provenance: Collection Jacques & Michèle GINEPRO In 1008, as the plague ravaged Valenciennes and its suburbs, the inhabitants prayed to the Virgin Mary for help. She encircled the town with a scarlet cord and healed its faithful in exchange for the promise of an annual procession following the line of the cord. Sketched in 1864, this model was later published by Valsuani. This print is numbered and justified from one to fifteen, with our proof numbered "3". Expert : Cabinet LACROIX & JEANNEST
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