LOT DETAILS

Materials:

bronze

Size Notes:

height: 54 cm; 21¼ in

Description:

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Markings:

signed O. Zadkine, numbered 1/5, dated 39 and stamped with the foundry mark Cire perdue Bisceglia

Condition:

The bronze is sound. Dark brown patina. There is some minor wear to the most protruding elements consistent with age and handling. There is some superficial dust in the crevices and tiny dots of verdigris in places. This work is in overall very good condition.

Literature:

Ionel Jianou, Zadkine, Paris, 1979, no. 269 Marie-Claude Dane, Musée Zadkine Sculptures, Marseille, 1982, no. 98a, another version illustrated p. 86 Sylvain Lecombre, Ossip Zadkine, L'œuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, no. 320, another version illustrated p. 351

Provenance:

Private collection, Netherlands (acquired directly from the artist in 1955) Sale: Sotheby's, London, December 2, 1987, lot 240 Galerie Artcurial, Paris Private collection, France (acquired from the above in 1996)