Lot 13
  • 13

Henri Laurens

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
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Description

  • Henri Laurens
  • Le Petit Boxeur
  • signed H.L. and numbered II 
  • bronze
  • height : 43 cm ; 16 7/8 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, France (acquired in the 1970s)
Thence by descent

Exhibited

Marcq-en-Barroeul, Fondation Anne et Albert Prouvost, Henri Laurens 1885-1954, 1982, no. 6
Villeneuve d'Ascq, Musée d'Art Moderne, Robert Mallet-Stevens, 1987, n.n.
Paris, Musée d’art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Passions Privées, 1995-96, no. 2

Literature

Marthe Laurens, Henri Laurens, sculpteur 1885-1954, 1ères années 1915 à 1924, Paris, no. 4, illustrated p. 85

Condition

Attractive dark brown/black patina. Apart from some minor wear to the producing elements and some very light surface scratches, this work is in very good original condition.
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