Lot 31
  • 31

Émile-Antoine Bourdelle 1861-1929

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Émile-Antoine Bourdelle
  • Torse de l'urne: Etude de Nu
  • inscribed, stamped with foundry mark Clementi fondeur and numbered VII

  • bronze, dark brown patina
  • height: 14 5/8 in.
  • 37.1 cm.
  • Conceived in 1927.

Literature

Carol Marc Lavrillier and Michel Dufet, Bourdelle et la critique de son temps, Paris, 1992, illustration of another cast p. 185.

Condition

Overall very good condition. Some verdigris on the round surface on the upper left portion of the torso. Minor dirt in crevices.
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Catalogue Note

This cast is recorded in the archives of the Musée Bourdelle, Paris.