French school circa 1900, after Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) Bust of the Genius of the Dance White marble Bears a signature "JB Carpeaux" on the back H : 68 cm on a white marble pedestal Wear to the epidermis and small chip in the neckline Related work: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Le Génie de la Danse, 1873, terracotta bust, 60 x 38 x 36.5 cm, Valenciennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. S.89.67. Related literature: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, sculpteur. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre édité, Les Expressions contemporaines, 2003, model listed under N° BU8, p. 109 The marble edition of this bust of the Génie de la Danse was produced after the Carpeaux sale of 1894, during which the right to reproduce the model in marble and bronze was transferred. The copies made from this date onwards are of various sizes and do not bear the publisher's mark.