Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827–1875), attributed to - Lot 44

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Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827–1875), attributed to - Lot 44
Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827–1875), attributed to “Why Be Born a Slave?” Model created in 1868 A large plaster bust with a bronze-brown patina depicting the figure of Africa, her torso bound with a rope, her head turned to the left, and her ears adorned with hoop earrings. Resting on a molded quadrangular base. H. 61 cm Note: The model for *Why Be Born a Slave?* was created by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux in 1868 as part of his research for the figure of Africa in the Fountain of the Four Parts of the World, known as the Observatory Fountain in Paris. The bust was subsequently produced independently in various materials. The Musée des Beaux-Arts in Reims holds, in particular, a cast and painted plaster edition measuring 61 cm in height, bearing the signature and stamps of the Carpeaux studio.
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