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Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux at Work

Founder Cast by Alexis Rudier French
modeled ca. 1908–9
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 548
Bourdelle modeled two monuments to famous French nineteenth-century sculptors, this one to Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827–75) and the other to Auguste Rodin (1840–1917).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux at Work
  • Artist: Antoine-Emile Bourdelle (French, Montauban 1861–1929 Vésinet)
  • Founder: Cast by Alexis Rudier (French)
  • Date: modeled ca. 1908–9
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall: 98 5/16 × 42 × 29 in. (249.8 × 106.7 × 73.7 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. B. Gerald Cantor, 1983
  • Object Number: 1983.562
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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