Lot 102
  • 102

Alfred Auguste Janniot

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alfred Auguste Janniot
  • Male Torso, the model created circa 1935, this bronze cast in 2004
  • bronze, brown patina ; on a white stone base
    Signed A. JANNIOT dated 2004 numbered EA IV/IV, with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris and the Susse seal
  • Haut. (totale) 72 cm, haut. (base) 17 cm; height (overall) 28 3/8  in., height (base) 6 3/4  in.
bronze à patine brune ; sur un socle en pierre blanche
signé JANNIOT, daté 2004, marqué du fondeur Susse et numéroté EA IV/IV

Literature

Michel Giraud, Fabienne Fravalo, Alfred Janniot 1889-1969. Propos mythologiques et modernes, Paris, 2006, p. 72.

Condition

Overall the condition of the bronze is very good with minor surface dirt, particularly in the crevices, and wear to the patina at the high points consistent with age and handling.
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