La Rieuse aux Roses
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
(French, 1827–1875)
1873
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueStone; marble
DimensionsOverall: 55.2 x 31.1 x 25.4cm (21 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 10in.)
Mount (Dry mounted onto wooden or stone pedestal 1/4" pin): 121.9 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm (48 x 12 x 12 in.)
Mount (Dry mounted onto wooden or stone pedestal 1/4" pin): 121.9 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm (48 x 12 x 12 in.)
Credit LineAnna Mitchell Richards Fund
Accession number37.1291
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1912, M. Chouanard , France [see note 1]. M. Raimbeaux, France [see note 2]. January 31, 1936, Harry A. Robinson Sale, Raynes Auction Gallery, NY, lot 32, sold to Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co.Inc, New York [see note 3]; 1937, sold by Seligmann to the MFA for $7500. (Accession Date: December 9, 1937)
Notes:
[1] According to correspondence in the MFA object file from December 6, 1937, the bust was exhibited at the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, from May 15 - June 15, 1912 under the catalogue number 138. The catalogue entry cites M. Chouanard as the owner.
[2] According to Paul M. Byk, of Seligmann, Rey & Co, in a letter to the MFA, October 26, 1937, in the MFA curatorial file.
[3] See letter from Robert C. Moeller, III, May 11, 1972, copy in MFA curatorial file.
Notes:
[1] According to correspondence in the MFA object file from December 6, 1937, the bust was exhibited at the Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris, from May 15 - June 15, 1912 under the catalogue number 138. The catalogue entry cites M. Chouanard as the owner.
[2] According to Paul M. Byk, of Seligmann, Rey & Co, in a letter to the MFA, October 26, 1937, in the MFA curatorial file.
[3] See letter from Robert C. Moeller, III, May 11, 1972, copy in MFA curatorial file.
late 14th century
