Lot 237
  • 237

Henri Laurens

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Laurens
  • Femme à l'oiseau
  • terracotta
  • height: 34.2cm., 13 1/2 in.

Provenance

Galerie Simon, Paris
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner

Exhibited

Venice, XXIV Biennale Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia, 1950, no. 335

Literature

Reinhold Hohl, Laurens cubista, Milan, 1986, no. 23, illustration of another example p. 73
Anne Nardin, Joëlle Pijaudier et al., Henri Laurens Retrospective (exhibition catalogue), Lille, 1992-93, no. 61, illustration of another example p. 142

Condition

Fired terracotta. Some of the protruding elements have darkened, consistent with age and handling marks. There are a few scratches in places and there is a tiny abrasion to the back of the head of the figure. Otherwise this work is in very good condition. Colours: fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though warmer in the original.
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