Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

French | 1827 - 1875

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was a French 19th Century sculptor who was born in 1827. His work is currently being shown at UK Art Museum in Lexington. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art have featured Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's work in the past.Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 32 USD to 1,296,916 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,296,916 USD for Jeune Fille a la Coquille et Pecheur a la Coquille, sold at Sotheby's Paris in 2011. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 25,168 USD, while his architecture & design have sold for an average of 19,048 USD.Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux has been featured in articles for Apollo, ArtDaily and ArtDependence Magazine. The most recent article is European Masters in the Berkshires: An Interview With the Clark’s Olivier Meslay written for Observer in November 2024. The artist died in 1875.

Featured for Sale

Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875 ,1870

By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

De Baecque & Associates - Marseille

At Auction

Notable Lots

Ugolin

By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

+175%

above mid-estimate

L'Espiegle ,1865

By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

+140%

above mid-estimate

La Danse-Esquisse

By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

+56%

above mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875 ,1870

By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

De Baecque & Associates - Marseille

Recent Auction Results

Buste de la napolitaine

By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

-20%

below mid-estimate

Vanderkindere Auctioneer

L' Accouchement (femme nue assise - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

L' Accouchement (femme nue assise ,1827

By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

+359%

above mid-estimate

Artcurial

Jeune femme allongée dans un paysage - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Jeune femme allongée dans un paysage ,1827

By Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

+687%

above mid-estimate

Artcurial

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Current Exhibitions

A-Tisket, A-Tasket

UK Art Museum

Lexington | Kentucky | USA

Feb 18,2025 - Aug 02,2025

Past Exhibitions

Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Mar 10,2022 - Mar 05,2023

The Colour of Anxiety: Race, Sexuality and Disorder in Victorian Sculpture

Henry Moore Institute Galleries

Leeds | UK

Nov 25,2022 - Feb 26,2023

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Articles

European Masters in the Berkshires: An Interview With the Clark’s Olivier Meslay

Observer 27/11/2024

Observer caught up with Meslay to chat about the impact of a recent major gift from the foundation of late longtime supporter Aso Tavitian.

Acquisitions of the Month: October 2024

Apollo 19/11/2024

In a transformative donation, the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has received a gift from the Aso O. Tavitian Foundation of 331 works of art.

Aso O. Tavitian Foundation Donates More than 330 Works of Art to the Clark Art Institute

ArtDaily 29/10/2024

The Clark Art Institute has received one of the largest gifts in its history from the foundation of the late philanthropist Aso O. Tavitian.

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Coverage

“ ..About 160 works, including sculptures, paintings, and drawings, will be organized around the major projects that Carpeaux undertook during his brief and stormy career... ”
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art