Armand Petersen

Mr Etienne Audfray collection

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000

Private collection, Paris

Catalogue du 17e Salon des artistes décorateurs, 1927, p. 144-145

A.H. Martinie, "Peterson, sculpteur animalier", Art et décoration, Paris, July 1928, p. 77

Armand Dayot, Les animaux vus par les meilleurs animaliers, Paris, 1930, pl. 10

Liliane Colas, Petersen, sculpteur animalier, Paris, 2004, p.57

This work will be referenced in the expanded catalogue raisonné of Armand Petersen’s work, currently being prepared by Jean-Marc Bauquier and scheduled for publication in 2026.

Created in 1927, the Groupe de canards was presented bythe artist at various shows: Salon des Animaliers, Galerie Brandt (1927), 17 ème Salon des Artistes Décorateurs (1927), Exposition au Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles (1928).

This lot is sold with a certificate of authenticity from Mrs Liliane Colas.

We would like to thank Mr Jean-Marc Bauquier, author of the catalogue raisonné, for confirming the authenticity of this work and its provenance.

A certificate can be provided at the purchaser's request.