LOT DETAILS

Materials:

Carved and stained wood on a polished stone plinth.

Size Notes:

height; the plinth measures 10.16 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm

Description:

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Markings:

Unsigned

Condition:

Abrasions in the hair near the left cheek, naturally occurring surface cracks; There are additional small abrasions just under the chin. The sculpture is not permanently attached to the plinth.

Provenance:

N.B. A copy oF a 2006 letter From Michael Hall, New York, authenticating the provenance oF this sculpture (as well as others purchased by the current owner at the same time) accompanies the lot. Mr. Hall declares that he bought the works between the 1970s and 1996 From Lincoln Kirstein, who was the executor oF Elie Nadelman's estate. Kirstein had acquired them directly From the artist's widow, Viola Nadelman.