MONSIEUR IMBERT
inscribed Souvenir d’amitié/ à M. Imbert, signed JBte Carpeaux, and dated 1873 (lower right)
oil on canvas
15 7/8 by 12 7/8 in.
40.3 by 32.7 cm
Aside from being a leading French sculptor of his time, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was also a prolific portrait painter. The present work has recently been identified as a portrait of Monsieur Imbert, a clerk to Carpeaux’s lawyer, to whom the painting is dedicated as a souvenir of his friendship with the artist.
inscribed Souvenir d’amitié/ à M. Imbert, signed JBte Carpeaux, and dated 1873 (lower right)
oil on canvas
15 7/8 by 12 7/8 in.
40.3 by 32.7 cm
Aside from being a leading French sculptor of his time, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux was also a prolific portrait painter. The present work has recently been identified as a portrait of Monsieur Imbert, a clerk to Carpeaux’s lawyer, to whom the painting is dedicated as a souvenir of his friendship with the artist.