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Bust of a Chinese

Bust of a Chinese

1867–68
(French, 1827–1875)
France, 19th century
plaster
Overall: 35.5 x 25.8 x 14.2 cm (14 x 10 3/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1972.49
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Greatly admired during his time, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux received important commissions from French Emperor Napoleon III and Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann.

Description

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.
  • [Nathan Chaikin, Switzerland].
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1972.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 60, no. 3 (March 1973): 63–115. Reproduced: p. 81; Mentioned: p. 106, no.8 www.jstor.org
    Hawley, Henry H. “Carpeaux’s Mysterious Sculpture.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 4 (April 1976): 99–107. Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 101-102, fig. 4 www.jstor.org
    Abe, Stanley K. Imagining Sculpture: A Short Conjectural History. Munich : Hirmer Verlag, 2022. Reproduced: p. 180, fig. 14.1
  • CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," Bulletin, LX (March 1973), repr. p. 81, cat. no. 8
    Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
  • {{cite web|title=Bust of a Chinese|url=false|author=Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux|year=1867–68|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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