François-Rupert Carabin
‘Mermaid and octopus’, 1900-1901
Polychrome plaster, wooden base
h. 11 1/2 in. (29 cm) - w. 6 1/3 in. (16 cm) - d. 9 1/2 in. (24 cm)
Unique piece
Further images
COLLECTION OF THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
COLLECTION OF THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS
Provenance
Collection of M. Bertran, Normandy, since the 1970’s, until 2023.
Exhibitions
François-Rupert Carabin (1862-1932) ou l'unité de l'art, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, from 19th April to 11th July 1993 and Musée d’art Moderne, Strasbourg, 1993 Paris 1900 - La ville spectable, Petit Palais, Paris, from 2nd April to 17th August 2014.
Literature
N. Lehni and E. Martin, François-Rupert Carabin, 1862-1932, Strasbourg, exibition catalogue, 1993, illustrated page 47 - Axelle de Gaigneron, ‘Indéfinissable Carabin’, Connaissance des Arts, Avril 1992, page 43 - Paris 1900, La Ville Spectacle, exhibition catalogue, Musée du Petit Palais, Paris, 2014, page 130.