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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 27, 2019 | Artcurial | Paris | Fernand Lafarge Collection: A Tribute to Sculpture | 19 | $****** - ****** | The Genie of the Dance n ° 1 |
sculpture
105 cm (41.34 in)
Bronze with brown patina
Signed 'JBte Carpeaux sc' on the base
Sale of the artist's studio (2nd sale), Paris, Manzi gallery, 8-9 December 1913, n ° 15: "Genie de la Danse, Bronze model" (6,680 fr Bousquet);
Joseph Lafarge Collection;
Then by descent to Fernand Lafarge
related:
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, 'Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux sculptor, catalog raisonné of the published work', Paris, 2003, p. 56, model listed under No. SA 4
Bronze with brown patina
Chef-model of the workshop
Signed 'JBte Carpeaux sc' on the base
Height: 105 cm (41 1/4 in.)
The Genius of the Dance, model bronze, brown patina, signed, by J. B. Carpeaux
During the discovery to the public on July 27, 1869, the press is unleashed against this frenzied farandole of naked body which seems to him to be an insult to morality. A month later the controversy persists and the statue wipes the jet of a bottle of ink which she keeps track. But Carpeaux remains marked by this failure, when Napoleon yielding to public opinion decides to remove La Danse. War breaks out, however, which saves the statue.
From this set Carpeaux realizes many reductions which are extremely successful. In the face of the genius comes the place of honor because it is she who best embodies the allegorical impetus of this group and its grace a misunderstood time. Undecided as to the genius of the genius, Carpeaux borrowed from Sebastien Visat, a twenty-year-old carpenter, his slender and healthy body, and to the princess Helene de Racowitza that brilliant smile. In a simmering figure of life and delicacy, the sculptor achieved one of the most brilliant syntheses of his career.
Charles Garnier, Charles Garnier, Charles Garnier, suggested to his fellow student at the Ecole Polytechnique. the building that now bears his name. After various projects and many changes, Carpeaux began to sculpt "the Dance" in stone in 1868.
When it was unveiled to the public on July 27, 1869, the press raged against this furious farandole of naked bodies that appeared to be an outrage against moral. A month later the polemic continued and a bottle of ink was thrown against the statue which still bears a trace of it. But it was Carpeaux who were especially marked by this failure when Napoleon gave in to public opinion and had The Dance removed. War broke out and this saved the statue.
Carpeaux made several reductions of this group which were very successful. Pride of place goes to the full length because it is this figure which best incarnates the allegorical momentum, of this group and its grace, which was misunderstood for a time. Undergoing the genius's sex, Carpeaux borrowed the healthy, slender body of Sebastien Visat, a twenty year old carpenter and the bright smile from Princess Helen of Racowitza. In a figure that is bubbling with life and delicacy, the sculptor succeeded in creating one of the most brilliant combinations of his career.
