Lot 162
  • 162

Henri Laurens

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description

  • Henri Laurens
  • La Corbeille
  • Inscribed with the artist's monogram, numbered 5/6 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue
  • Bronze
  • Height: 11 3/4 in.
  • 29.8 cm

Provenance

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris 
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Oestreich, New York
Thence by descent

Literature

Henri Laurens, Exposition de la donation aux musées nationaux (exhibition catalogue), Grand Palais, Paris, 1967, no. 64, illustration of another cast
Werner Hoffman, The Sculpture of Henri Laurens, New York, 1970, illustration of another cast pp. 182-83
Sculpture and Drawings by Henri Laurens, (exhibition catalogue), Hayward Gallery, London, 1971, no. 62, another cast illustrated p. 65
Magdalena Moeller, La Perfection de la forme. L'Évolution de Laurens, du sculpteur cubiste au sculpteur silencieux, Bern, 1985, illustration of another cast p. 113
Henri Laurens, Rétrospective (exhibition catalogue), Musée d'art moderne, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 1992-93, no. 100, illustration of another cast p. 193

Condition

The patina is a medium reddish brown color. There is no evidence of any damage to the structure or to the patina of this work. There is minor surface dirt. The sculpture is in excellent condition.
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