Lot 137
  • 137

Henri Laurens

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Henri Laurens
  • Femme debout au bras levé
  • inscribed HL, numbered 1/6 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani cire perdue
  • bronze
  • height: 28.5cm., 11 1/4 in.
Conceived in 1949 and cast in bronze in an edition of 7, numbered 0/6 to 6/6.
inscribed HL, numbered 1/6 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani cire perdue
bronze
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Quentin Laurens.

Provenance

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm
P. T. Nielsen, Copenhagen
Acquired from the estate of the above by the late owner in the 1980s

Exhibited

Copenhagen, Statens Museum for Kunst, Henri Laurens, 1960, no. 23

Literature

Werner Hofmann, The Sculpture of Henri Laurens, New York, 1970, no. 185, illustration of another cast p. 208
Henri Laurens, Exposition de la donation aux Musées Nationaux (exhibition catalogue), Grand Palais, Paris, 1967, no. 99,  illustration of another cast p. 99
Sandor Kuthy, Henri Laurens 1885 - 1954, Bern & Fribourg, 1985, no. 104, illustration of another cast p. 171
Henri Laurens, Skulpturen, Collagen, Zeichnungen, Aquarelle, Druckgraphik (exhibition catalogue), Sprengel Museum, Hannover, 1985, no. 18, illustration of another cast p. 49

Condition

Attractive black patina. There is some dust in the crevices consistent with age and handling. There are some scuffs and some patina loss in places to the base. This work is in overall good condition.
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