Lot 199
  • 199

BALTASAR LOBO | Femme à la chevelure tressée

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Baltasar Lobo
  • Femme à la chevelure tressée
  • Inscribed Lobo, numbered 4/8 and stamped with the foundry mark Bonvicini Fonderia Art. Campagna
  • Bronze
  • Length: 20 5/8 in.
  • 52.3 cm
  • Conceived between 1968-86 and cast in 1988 in a numbered edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs.

Provenance

Galeria Freites, Caracas

Literature

Gaston Diehl & Federica Palomero, Baltasar Lobo, La Perennidad de la Escultura: un problema primordial, Caracas, 2005, illustration of another cast p. 111

Condition

This work is in very good condition. Rich golden brown patina with variegated green in certain places. There is some extremely minor rubbing to the patina to the form's extremities and surface dirt in the deepest crevices. There is a very light scuff to the back of the figure's knee and another scuff to the back of her hair.
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.
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