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La pêcheuse de vignots
Translated as: The winkle gatherer
(The winkle gatherer)
Sculptor: Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
Bronze, cast. Standing girl. Contraposto - turns to her left, looks to her right. Crab between her feet, basket over her arm.
Given by the Friends of the Fritzwilliam Museum
Height: 70.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1975) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century, third quarter#
Production date:
AD 1874
The son of a mason, Carpeaux studied in Paris and Rome, and was influenced by the flamboyant movement and apparent spontaneity of Baroque sculpture. Carpeaux often portrayed working-class subjects, including fishermen, which proved popular with wealthy middle-class collectors.
The young winkle gatherer portrayed here was spotted by Carpeaux whilst travelling from Dieppe to Puys, where he was taking a summer holiday in 1874. According to Carpeaux, this statuette embodied the “melancholic anxiety which the sea instills in fishermen”. The present bronze is one of several versions made from the original model, which was also reproduced in plaster, terracotta, and biscuit porcelain.
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast
Accession number: M.9-1975
Primary reference Number: 13689
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_9_1975
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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