JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX (1827–1879) Le petit Boudeur, model from 1856 Bronze cast with a nuanced brown patina Signed With ‘PROPRIETE CARPEAUX’ stamp featuring the imperial eagle Early cast, circa 1873–1874 30 x 18 x 14 cm Provenance Me Thierry auction, Brest, 28 November 1981 Private collection Bibliography Michel Poletti, Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux sculpteur. Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre édité, Paris, 2003, terracotta model listed under no. BU 37 on page 140 Brown-patinated bronze Signed – Foundry stamp ‘PROPRIETE CARPEAUX’ with the imperial eagle Early cast, circa 1873–1874 11 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.