Lot 430
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JACQUES LIPCHITZ | Arlequin à la clarinette

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jacques Lipchitz
  • Arlequin à la clarinette
  • monogramed jl and dated 20; numbered N1/7
  • terracotta
  • height : 42,5 cm; 16 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1920 in an edition of 7.

Provenance

Dolorès Bastian, France (acquired directly from the artist circa 1920)
Private collection, France (by descent from the above and sold: Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, December 17, 2015, lot 14)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

The terracotta is sound. Surface is dirty and there is some dust in the crevices. There is a few minor wear in places and a brown waxy stain (approx. 8 cm wide) to the model's back. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. This work is in overall good condition.
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