'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 Carpeauxexpand_more

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more  75.52a,b

On View in Gallery 321expand_more

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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Carpeaux, Les Trois Graces (#036)
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Title
Les Trois Grâces (The Three Graces)
Artist Life
1827-1875
Role
Artist
Accession Number
75.52a,b
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'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

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