Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ( French 1827-1875), L’Espiegle, Verdigris Bronze Bust of Anna Foucart, Late 19th Century

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French 1827-1975) L’Espiegle “The Mischief Maker” Patinated Verdigris Bronze Bust of Anna Foucart smiling.
Measures 10″ wide , 10″ deep and 19.5″ tall.

Born in Valenciennes, France, son of a mason, his early studies were under François Rude.Carpeaux entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1844 and won the Prix de Rome in 1854, and moving to Rome to find inspiration, he there studied the works of Michelangelo, Donatello and Verrocchio. Staying in Rome from 1854 to 1861, he obtained a taste for movement and spontaneity, which he joined with the great principles of baroque art. Carpeaux sought real life subjects in the streets and broke with the classical tradition.