A Celebration of Art Deco: Masterworks from the Collection of Dr. Stephen E. Kelly Evening Sale

A Celebration of Art Deco: Masterworks from the Collection of Dr. Stephen E. Kelly Evening Sale

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Joseph Csaky

Figure Abstraite

Auction Closed

December 9, 11:37 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Joseph Csaky

Figure Abstraite


conceived 1922, cast 1983

number 5 from a posthumous edition of 8

executed by Blanchet Fondeur, Paris

patinated bronze

impressed CSAKY/AC, numbered 5/8 and with the producer's mark

32 1/2 in. (82.5 cm) high

4 1/4 in. (10.7 cm) diameter

Me. Charbonneaux, Paris, June 20, 1997, lot 86
Laurent Negro, Château de Gourdon, France
Christie's Paris, Les Collections du Château de Gourdon, June 30, 2011, lot 265
Das Kunstblatt, June 1922, no. 2, p. 51
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1975, p. 125
Joseph Csaky, exh. cat., Galerie René Reichard, Frankfurt, 1988, p. 33
Edith Balas, Joseph Csaky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture, Philadelphia, 1998, pp. 34 and 60
Félix Marcilhac, Joseph Csaky, du cubisme historique à la figuration réaliste, catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Paris, 2007, p. 325