French school circa 1900The SmokerBronze with brown patinaBears a signature " J.B Carpeaux " and the date " 1863 " on the backH . 60 cm with a cherry red marble pedestal. Related works : - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), The Smoker, 1863, terracotta, with base H. 51.9 cm, Detroit Institute of Art, inv. no. 75.86 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875), The Smoker, 1863, bronze, H. 51.4 cm, Detroit Institute of Art, inv. no. 75.120This head was for a long time considered to be an autographed work by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, as evidenced by the examples kept in Detroit . It has now been proven that it is a pastiche