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GERMAINE RICHIER | La Sauterelle, moyenne
估價
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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描述
- Germaine Richier
- La Sauterelle, moyenne
- signed, numbered 5/8 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani
- bronze
- 54 x 44,5 x 66 cm; 21 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 26 in.
- Conceived in 1945, this work comes from an edition of 12 (1/8 to 8/8 and HC1, HC2, HC3, EA) and was cast after 1959.
來源
Private Collection, USA
Thence by descent to the present owners
Thence by descent to the present owners
展覽
London, The Hanover Gallery, Germaine Richier, 6 October - 5 November 1955; catalogue, np., no. 10, other example
New York, Museum of Modern Art, New Images of Man, 30 September - 29 November 1959, other example
Saint-Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, Germaine Richier, Rétrospective, 5 April - 25 June 1996; catalogue, p. 46, no. 14, illustrated, other example
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Germaine Richier, 7 September - 2 November 1997; catalogue, p.77, no. 15, p. 85, no. 20, illustrated, other example
New York, Museum of Modern Art, New Images of Man, 30 September - 29 November 1959, other example
Saint-Paul de Vence, Fondation Maeght, Germaine Richier, Rétrospective, 5 April - 25 June 1996; catalogue, p. 46, no. 14, illustrated, other example
Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Germaine Richier, 7 September - 2 November 1997; catalogue, p.77, no. 15, p. 85, no. 20, illustrated, other example
出版
Peter Selz, New Images of Man, New York, 1959, p. 129, illustrated (other example)
Catalogue d'exposition, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Germaine Richier, 28 October - 5 February 2007, Venice, p. 70
Catalogue d'exposition, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Germaine Richier, 28 October - 5 February 2007, Venice, p. 70
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the printed catalogue illustration. The creases are slightly dusty. There are some oxidation marks. Rub marks are located on the rim of the base. This work is in very good original condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
Guardian figure of modern art history, Germaine Richier remains unclassifiable. Trained in sculpture after live models by Bourdelle, her work took on an anthropomorphic turn after the war. Although the human body remained a central theme, it took on an allegoric and fantastic dimension, as is visible in La Sauterelle, which tormented aspect reveals a dramatic dimension of existentialist nature. Charged with a primitive force that, as worded by André Pieyre de Mandiargues, evokes a “rock or stump as well as a skinned figure”, La Sauterelle is undoubtedly one of the artist’s masterpieces that brought sculpture toward an unprecedented expressive and baroque naturalism.