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The Ib Jorgensen Collection 11
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November 2014
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Joseph Carraud (1821-1905)
Preparing for the Dance
Oil on panel, 45.5 x 37cm (17.9 x 14.5”)
Signed
Born in Cluny in the district of Saône-et-Loire, Joseph Caraud attended the Beaux-
Arts Académie where he was taught by Alexandre Abel de Pujol (1787-1861) and
Charles Louis Lucien Muller (1815-1892). Considered one of the finest portrait
and genre painters of 19th century France, he débuted at the Paris Salon of 1843.
Noted for his idyllic interiors, his greatest success came with his anecdotal paintings
of the lives of Henry XV and Marie Antoinette. After winning numerous awards in
the Salons he received the Legion d’Honneur in 1867.
€2,000 - 3,000