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Bust of a Chinese
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux1867–68
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This bust is related to the allegorical figure of Asia in Carpeaux's monumental bronze fountain, <em>The Four Parts of the World Upholding the Celestial Sphere</em>, 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.
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- Title: Bust of a Chinese
- Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827-1875)
- Date Created: 1867–68
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 35.5 x 25.8 x 14.2 cm (14 x 10 3/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
- Provenance: [Nathan Chaikin, Switzerland].
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.49
- Medium: plaster
- Inscriptions: inset into bust near base at rear is struck copper plate inscribed: "PROPRIETE CARPEAUX" with an eagle in the center.
- Fun Fact: Greatly admired during his time, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux received important commissions from French Emperor Napoleon III and Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann.
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1972.49
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