Ossip Zadkine

Alfredo Boulton, Caracas (acquis de l'artiste en 1949 et vendu : Christie's, Londres, 29 novembre 1994, lot 162)
Acquis en 1995 par le propriétaire actuel

Sylvain Lecombre, Ossip Zadkine, L'Œuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, no. 255, illustré p. 298

Apart from some light surface dirt in the upper part of the sculpture and in the recesses of the stone, this work is in very good condition.
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signed with the initials 'OZ', granite. Executed circa 1932-33, this work is unique.

Fig. 1, Verso de l'œuvre.

Fig. 2, Ossip Zadkine photographié par Alfredo Boulton dans son atelier rue d'Assas en 1949 en train de sculpter Torse de femme.