Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Bust of a Chinese
Severance Fund, 1972.49 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Bust of a Chinese

1867–68

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
plaster
Dimensions
35.5 × 25.8 × 14.2 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-196082

This bust is related to the allegorical figure of Asia in Carpeaux's monumental bronze fountain, The Four Parts of the World Upholding the Celestial Sphere, commissioned by Baron Haussmann in 1867 for the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. The figure was changed into a woman in the fountain and reflects the artist's interest in accurately portraying different ethnic groups. This bust exists in various sizes and media.

Provenance

Severance Fund, 1972.49

Registry history

  • 1867–68 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — sculpture

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