Lot 198
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ROGER DE LA FRESNAYE | Eve

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Roger de la Fresnaye
  • Eve
  • Inscribed R. de la Fresnaye, numbered n. 10. and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue 
  • Bronze
  • Length: 17 3/8 in.
  • 44.1 cm
  • Conceived in 1910-11; this bronze version cast circa 1950-55.

Provenance

Private Collection, New York
Friedman Vallois, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above

Literature

Eberhard Nebelthau, Roger de la Fresnaye, Paris, 1935, illustration of the plaster n.p.

Condition

Attractive black-brown patina. There is some light surface dust throughout. There is some scattered light accretions throughout, particularly where the figure is connected to the base and in the deeper crevices on the figure. There are some minor surface nicks and scratches, many of which were inherent to the casting process. There is some extremely minor rubbing to the edges of the inherent base.
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