id:			147018
accession number:	1972.49
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.49
updated:		2023-03-22 14:08:03.676000

Bust of a Chinese, 1867–68. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875). Plaster; overall: 35.5 x 25.8 x 14.2 cm (14 x 10 3/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1972.49

title:				Bust of a Chinese
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creation date:			1867–68
creation date earliest:		1867
creation date latest:		1868
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	plaster
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 35.5 x 25.8 x 14.2 cm (14 x 10 3/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	inset into bust near base at rear is struck copper plate inscribed:  "PROPRIETE CARPEAUX" with an eagle in the center.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1973:  "Year in Review 1972," Bulletin, LX (March 1973), repr. p. 81, cat. no. 8

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PROVENANCE

	[Nathan Chaikin, Switzerland].
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fun fact:
Greatly admired during his time, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux received important commissions from French Emperor Napoleon III and Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann.

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wall description:
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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Abe, Stanley K. Imagining Sculpture: A Short Conjectural History. Munich : Hirmer Verlag, 2022.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 180, fig. 14.1
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