Lot 124
  • 124

Elie Nadelman

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Elie Nadelman
  • Seated Woman as Spinario
  • clay
  • Height: 7 in. 18 cm.
  • Length: 6 1/2 in. 16.5 cm.

Provenance

By direct descent in the family of the artist to the present owner

Condition

in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The inspiration for this work is the well-known bronze sculpture from the Hellenistic period in the third century B.C. entitled, Spinario, depicting a boy pulling a thorn from his foot.