Patinated Bronze Sculpture of ‘Woman and Cat’ by François-Rupert Carabin

This sculpture, titled “Woman and Cat” is a testimony to François-Rupert Carabin’s ability to work with wax, the source material for his famed bronze sculptures. An expertly executed, a robust nude female form appears holding a young cat, lavishly draped on the crux of her wrist. Both the female form and the young feline are charged with energy and imbued with movement, so much so as to convey a sense of agitation. This is the original work done by Carabin, from which only four bronzes were ever cast between 1896 and 1897.