French school circa 1900 after Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875) Bust of the Genius of Dance Bronze bust with bronze patina Signed "JB Carpeaux" on the left side H. 70 cm, on a green marble and gilt bronze base LJ Related literature : -Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculpteur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Paris, Les Expressions contemporaines, 2003, model listed under no. BU 8, p. 109. Provenance: Hôtel des ventes de Marseille, sale of 25 February 1937, lot 382. The bronze edition of the bust of the Génie de la Danse was produced after the Carpeaux sale of 1894, during which the reproduction rights in marble and bronze for the model were sold. Copies made from this date onwards vary in size and, for the most part, do not bear the publisher's mark.