Les Trois Grâces (The Three Graces), Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux | Mia

'The Three Graces', plaster, French XIXc cat. card dims H 32-1/2 x W 18-1/2'; measurements above of base and sculpture; Base (b) is on R5A3.2 MS — Les Trois Grâces (The Three Graces), c. 1872
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Plaster model
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund 75.52a,b
On View in Gallery 321
These three dancing figures are a smaller, plaster version of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's marble "Dance," which crowned the façade of the Paris Opéra. When the sculpture was unveiled, the public, accustomed to the idealism of the neoclassical style, was outraged. Carpeaux's realistic rendering of female flesh provoked vandalism and threats of removal. Carpeaux's erotically charged group at the same time generated fascination and interest, the sculptor produced numerous bronze, plaster, and terra-cotta copies of heads, single figures, and groups from his composition.

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Title: Les Trois Grâces (The Three Graces)
Dated: c. 1872
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Nationality: French
Artist Life: 1827-1875
Role: Artist
Gallery: G321
Department: European Art
Dimension: 32 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (82.55 x 46.99 cm)
Credit: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Accession Number: 75.52a,b
Medium: Plaster model
Country: France
Century: 19th century
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Sculpture
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