Lot 178
  • 178

Victor Brauner

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Victor Brauner
  • SIGNE
  • inscribed V.B., dated 1945 and numbered 1/3
  • bronze
  • height (not including base): 31cm., 12 1/4 in.

Exhibited

Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, Victor Brauner ou l'enchantement surréaliste, 1999, no. 56

Literature

Victor Brauner (exhibition catalogue), Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1972, no. 252, illustration of the plaster n.p.
Didier Semin, Victor Brauner, Paris, 1990, colour illustration of another cast p. 239


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Samy Kinge.

Condition

Gold brown patina. There are some scattered areas of discolouration, some small surface scratches and some minor patina rubbing. This work is in very good condition.
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