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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Portrait of the Artist Pierre-François-Eugène Giraud1862

Not on view
Bronze bust of a bearded man with voluminous curly hair, mounted on a red marble pedestal, with a deep olive-gray patina and bright highlights
Bronze bust of a bearded man in three-quarter profile, with dark green patina, deeply carved curly hair and beard, mounted on a red marble socle.
Bronze bust of a bearded man with curly hair, turned slightly in three-quarter profile, mounted on a red marble socle; dark green patina with highly detailed modeling of facial features and hair.
Bronze bust portrait viewed from the back, showing tightly curled hair and bare shoulders, with dark green patina and fluid modeling; mounted on a red marble socle with a small rectangular plaque at the base.
Artist or Maker
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
France, Valenciennes, 1827-1875
Title
Portrait of the Artist Pierre-François-Eugène Giraud
Place Made
France
Date Made
1862
Medium
Bronze on red marble base
Dimensions
19 1/4 x 11 13/16 x 10 in. (48.9 x 30 x 25.4 cm) without base; Base: Height: 4 3/4 in. (12.06 cm); Diameter: 8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Erlanger, Stanley Mortimer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Babcock, Marianna Khuner, William Randolph Hearst Collection, Flora H. Wilson, Dr. Frederick Mont, Paul Rodman Mabury Collection, Dr. Jean Delacour, Olive May McBride, and Mrs. Edwin Greble by exchange
Accession Number
78.9
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Butler, Ruth; Hargrove, June E.; Holderbaum, James; Hunisak, John M. and Anne M. Wagner. The Romantics to Rodin. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.