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GERMAINE RICHIER | L'Araignée II, petite
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 EUR
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Description
- Germaine Richier
- L'Araignée II, petite
- signed and numbered HC2 and incised with the foundry mark L.Thinot Fondeur Paris
- bronze
- 13 x 8 x 7 cm ; 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.
- Conceived in 1946, this work comes from an edition of 12 (1/8 to 8/8 and HC1, HC2, HC3, EA) and was cast after 1959.
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 13 sculpteurs de Paris, 26 November - 1 February 1949 (other example)
Venice, XXVI Biennale internazionale d'arte, 1952 (other example)
Basel, Kunsthalle, Germaine Richier, Bissière, H.R Schiess, Vieira da Silva, Raoul Ubac, 17 June - 25 July 1954 (other example)
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Vieira da Silva, Germaine Richier, 4 February - 7 March 1955
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne, Germaine Richier, 10 October - 9 December 1956
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Germaine Richier, 12 June - 21 July 1963; catalogue, no. 51 (other example)
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, Germaine Richier, Rétrospective, 5 April - 25 June 1996 ; catalogue, p. 65, no. 23, illustrated (other example)
Venice, XXVI Biennale internazionale d'arte, 1952 (other example)
Basel, Kunsthalle, Germaine Richier, Bissière, H.R Schiess, Vieira da Silva, Raoul Ubac, 17 June - 25 July 1954 (other example)
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Vieira da Silva, Germaine Richier, 4 February - 7 March 1955
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne, Germaine Richier, 10 October - 9 December 1956
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Germaine Richier, 12 June - 21 July 1963; catalogue, no. 51 (other example)
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, Germaine Richier, Rétrospective, 5 April - 25 June 1996 ; catalogue, p. 65, no. 23, illustrated (other example)
Literature
Georges Limbour, Visite à un sculpteur, in exhibition catalogue Germaine Richier in Derrière le miroir, Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1948, no. 13 (other example)
André Chastel, Au musée d'Art moderne: "Germaine Richier : la puissance et le malaise", , Le Monde, Paris, 13 October 1956 (other example)
Denys Chevalier, Sculpture encore: "Dans son atelier, vaste forêt de plâtres et de bronzes, Germaine Richier, chef d'école, sculpte les grands mythes sylvestres", Paris, 1956, p.81-83 (other example)
Georges Limbour, La vie des arts: Le pouce de Germaine Richier, France Observateur, Paris, 1956 (other example)
André Chastel, Au musée d'Art moderne: "Germaine Richier : la puissance et le malaise", , Le Monde, Paris, 13 October 1956 (other example)
Denys Chevalier, Sculpture encore: "Dans son atelier, vaste forêt de plâtres et de bronzes, Germaine Richier, chef d'école, sculpte les grands mythes sylvestres", Paris, 1956, p.81-83 (other example)
Georges Limbour, La vie des arts: Le pouce de Germaine Richier, France Observateur, Paris, 1956 (other example)
Condition
The colours in the printed catalogue are fairly accurate. As is visible in the printed catalogue illustration, the work presents traces of blue oxidation at the surface and on the base. Please refer to the Contemporary department for further images.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."