Lot 512
  • 512

Baltasar Lobo

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Baltasar Lobo
  • Mère et enfant
  • inscribed Lobo and numbered 4/8
  • bronze
  • height 20.5 cm., 8in.

Provenance

Studio of the artist, Paris
Private Collection, France (acquired circa the 1970s)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Lobo. Marbres – Pierres - bronzesLa femme et l’enfant (œuvres de 1946 a 1958) (exhibition catalogue), Paris, Galerie Villand & Galanis, 1970, illustration of another cast
Joseph-Émile Muller, Lobo, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre sculpté, Paris, 1985, no. 66, illustration of another cast (our cast presenting slight variations made by the artist)

Condition

Rich golden patina. There is some minor oxidisation to the mother's face and some dust in the crevices, consistent with age and handling. There are two plugs to the mother's hips. This work is in overall good condition.
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