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Elie Nadelman
Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description
- Elie Nadelman
- Standing Bull
- bronze
- 6 5/8 by 11 1/4 by 3 1/2 inches
- (16.8 by 28.6 by 9 cm)
- Conceived circa 1915.
Provenance
Viola Spiess Flannery Nadelman (the artist's wife)
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1947
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1947
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New Acquisitions, January-March 1948
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art; Boston, Massachusetts, Institute of Contemporary Art, The Sculpture of Elie Nadelman, October 1948-April 1949, no. 12, pp. 23, 62, illustrated
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection, August-October 1950; February-May 1953
New York, CBS Television, Program: Adventure, June 6, 1954
ICE-F-24-54: American Art of the XX Century, February 1955-September 1956, no. 123
New York, NBC Broadcasting Co., David Garroway Show, October 28, 1958
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Second Floor Permanent Collection, July 1959-November 1960
Westbury, New York, Country Art Gallery, Birds and Beasts from The Museum of Modern Art, December 1960-January 1961
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum, The Sculpture and Drawings of Elie Nadelman, September 1975-February 1976, no. 49, p. 57, illustrated
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Permanent Collection, October 1976-October 1977
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Executive Dining Room, September 1986-November 1987
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Museum of Art; Boston, Massachusetts, Institute of Contemporary Art, The Sculpture of Elie Nadelman, October 1948-April 1949, no. 12, pp. 23, 62, illustrated
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection, August-October 1950; February-May 1953
New York, CBS Television, Program: Adventure, June 6, 1954
ICE-F-24-54: American Art of the XX Century, February 1955-September 1956, no. 123
New York, NBC Broadcasting Co., David Garroway Show, October 28, 1958
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Second Floor Permanent Collection, July 1959-November 1960
Westbury, New York, Country Art Gallery, Birds and Beasts from The Museum of Modern Art, December 1960-January 1961
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum, The Sculpture and Drawings of Elie Nadelman, September 1975-February 1976, no. 49, p. 57, illustrated
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Permanent Collection, October 1976-October 1977
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Executive Dining Room, September 1986-November 1987
Literature
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., ed., Painting and Sculpture in The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1948, no. 544, p. 316
Fred Licht, A History of Western Sculpture, London, 1967, vol. IV, illustrated pl. 238
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Painting and Sculpture in The Museum of Modern Art 1929-1967, New York, 1967, pp. 250, 572, illustrated
Lincoln Kirstein, Elie Nadelman, New York, 1973, no. 183, pp. 148, 305, illustrated pl. 54
Alicia Legg, ed., Painting and Sculpture in The Museum of Modern Art: Catalogue of the Collection with Selected Works on Paper to January 1988, New York, 1988, p. 86
Fred Licht, A History of Western Sculpture, London, 1967, vol. IV, illustrated pl. 238
Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Painting and Sculpture in The Museum of Modern Art 1929-1967, New York, 1967, pp. 250, 572, illustrated
Lincoln Kirstein, Elie Nadelman, New York, 1973, no. 183, pp. 148, 305, illustrated pl. 54
Alicia Legg, ed., Painting and Sculpture in The Museum of Modern Art: Catalogue of the Collection with Selected Works on Paper to January 1988, New York, 1988, p. 86
Condition
This work is in very good condition. There is a repair to the bull's left horn and there is rubbing on the high points that is consistent with age. There is a hairline crack in the marble base. The work was recently lightly cleaned and varnished.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work is one in an edition of approximately six Standing Bull bronzes, cast during the artist's lifetime.