LOT DETAILS

Materials:

bronze

Size Notes:

height: 4,8 cm; 1? in.

Edition:

Conceived in 1943 and cast in bronze in an edition of 6 plus one artist's proof by the foundry Tallix, Beacon, New York.

Description:

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Markings:

inscribed ©, signed with the initials O Z, numbered 1/6 and stamped with the foundry mark TX

Condition:

The bronze is sound. Brown-green pattina. There is some minor wear to the most protruding elements, consistent with age and handling. There is some superficial dust in the crevices and a few minor scratches and handling marks in places. This work is in overall very good condition.

Literature:

Sylvain Lecombre, Ossip Zadkine, l'œuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, no. 354b, another version illustrated p. 387 _____________________________________________________________ Sylvain Lecombre, Ossip Zadkine, l'œuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, no. 354b, autre version reproduite p. 387

Provenance:

Carole Janeway, Paris (gift from the artist) Private collection (acquired from the above in 1988 and sold: Christie's, Paris, December 1st, 2006, lot 102) Acquired at the above sale _____________________________________________________________ Carole Janeway, Paris (don de l'artiste) Collection particulière (acquis auprès du précédent en 1988 et vendu: Christie's, Paris, 1er décembre 2006, lot 102) Acquis lors de cette vente