FÉLIX-MAURICE CHARPENTIER | BELLO MATINADO (BEAUTIFUL MORNING)

Félix-Maurice Charpentier studied at the École des Beaux Arts under the celebrated sculptor and professor Pierre-Jules Cavelier (1814-1896) and exhibited at the Salons from 1884 onwards, winning several medals. He was regarded as one of the outstanding sculptors of his day. His sculpture was marked by freedom of expression and beauty of form and personified 'Modern Art'. Representing a young woman awakening from slumber, this beautiful marble exhibits Charpentier's exuberant treatment of the female form. One of Charpentier's most successful compositions, the original, monumental marble version of Matinado is housed in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Arras.