Lot 304
  • 304

Anna Quinquaud

Estimate
50,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description

  • Anna Quinquaud
  • Jeune femme Foulah dit Bilima, vers 1935
  • Signée A. Quinquaud et titrée Bilima, porte le cachet de fondeur C. Valsuani et bronze sur la nuque, ainsi qu'une étiquette ancienne
  • bronze
  • Hauteur : 49,5 cm (19 1/2 in.) Largeur : 22,8 cm (8 7/8 in.) Profondeur : 32,3 cm (12 3/4 in.)
sculpture en bronze à patine verte ; On y joint une gaine en marbre noire

Provenance

Anna Quinquaud, Paris
Alain Blondel, Paris
Acquis auprès du précédent

Exhibited

Boulogne Billancourt, Musée des Années 30, Sculpture' Elles, 12 mai-2 octobre 2011

Literature

Le Bulletin de l'Art Ancien et Moderne, n. 783, décembre 1931, pour le plâtre original reproduit p. 441
Anne Heim, Anna Quinquaud exploratrice sculptrice, Voyage dans les Annéés 30, éd. Somogy,  Paris, 2011, reproduit p. 31
Sculpture' Elles, les sculpteurs femmes du XVIIIe siècle à nos jours, éd. Somogy-MA 30, Paris, 2011, reproduit pp. 170-171

Condition

Très bon état général. Traces de salissures dans les interstices. Quelques petites traces d'usure à la patine sur la coiffe du côté gauche Overall in very good condition. With traces of surface dirt to the recessed contours of the sculpture. The sculpture with a small loss to the patina to the proper left of the figure’s headdress measuring ½ x ¼ inch. The pedestal with some occasional surface scratches, abrasions, and edge wear and some minor edge chips along the edges of the corners. The bottom edge of the base with a triangular loss at the proper right back corner measuring ½ x ½ inch.
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