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Lot 146
  • 146

César

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 EUR
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Description

  • César
  • Nadine
  • signé, numéroté 1/8 et porte la marque Bocquel fondeur
  • bronze
  • 120 x 50 x 55 cm; 47 1/4 x 19 11/16 x 21 5/8 in.
  • Conçue en fer en 1964 et exécutée en bronze en 1980, cette oeuvre est le numéro 1 d'une édition de 8 exemplaires plus 2 épreuves d'artiste et 2 hors commerce.

Provenance

Galerie Beaubourg, Paris
Acquis auprès de celle-ci et transmis par descendance au propriétaire actuel

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Beaubourg, César sculptures anciennes, 1980
Paris, Grand Palais, FIAC, Galerie Beaubourg, César Sculptures 1950-1980, 1980
Brest, César Rétrospective, 1981
Cabriès-en-Provence, César Rétrospective, 1981; catalogue
Roubaix, Hôtel de Ville, César Rétrospective, 1981; catalogue
Kruishoutem, fondation Veranneman, César, 1981; catalogue
Liège, Musée Art Moderne, Parc Boverie, César, 1982; catalogue, no.19
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, César Tokyo 1982, 1982; catalogue
Paris, Pavillon des Arts, César, 1983; catalogue
Paris, Musée de la Poste, César Bronzes, 1984; catalogue
Avallon, Centre Culturel de l'Yonne, collégiale Saint-Lazare, César 30 dernières années de son oeuvre, 1987; catalogue
Séoul, Gana Art Gallery, César, 1988; catalogue
Marseille, Musée de la Vieille Charité, Rétrospective césar, 1993; catalogue, p.107

Literature

Pierre Restany, César, Edition de la différence, Paris, 1988, p.196
D.H. Minassian, AD Architectural Digest, 1990, p.61, IV
Fabrice Parent, César Faber et Ludens réconciliés, Ancrages Magazine, p.68 no.2/3

Condition

The overall tonality of the original work is richer and darker than in the catalogue's illustration. With the exception of two thin scuffs on the base and few remnants of paster cast visible under close-up inspection, this work is in excellent condition.
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