Elie Nadelman

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Sold

5,313 USD

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Description

Elie Nadelman
Circus Horse and Rider and Seated Woman as Spinario: Two Bronzes
each inscribed EN with copyright, the first numbered 1/8, the second 7/8
bronze with golden brown patina, the first on a 1-1/2 inch black base

Provenance

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

Catalogue Note

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