Lot 63
  • 63

Chana Orloff

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Chana Orloff
  • Cheval au galop
  • inscribed with the signature Ch. Orloff 65 (on the base) and foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris

  • bronze with black patina
  • height: 30 1/4 in.
  • 76.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1965.

Literature

H. Gamzu, J. Cassou, C. Goldscheider, G. Coutard-Salmon, Chana Orloff, Brescia, 1980, pl. 477 (plaster cast illustrated)
F. Marcilhac, Chana Orloff, Paris, 1991, p. 310, no. 477 (plaster cast illustrated)

Condition

In very good condition aside from a few minor surface scrapes on the flank. It is fitted underneath with a bar drilled with two holes apparently to mount the sculpture to a base.
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