Henri Laurens
Baigneuse (fragment)
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Henri Laurens
1885 - 1954
Baigneuse (fragment)
inscribed with the monogram, numbered 0/6 and with the foundry mark C. Valsuani cire perdue
bronze
height: 57.5 cm. 22⅝ in.
Conceived in 1931; this example cast by the Valsuani Foundry, Paris. This work is number 0 from an edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof.
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Acquired from the above on 26 September 1988 by the present owner
René Huyghe, ed., Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern Art, London, 1961, no. 870, p. 320, another cast illustrated
John Rothenstein, The Tate Gallery, London, 1962, p. 263, another cast illustrated (titled Woman Bathing)
Werner Hofmann, The Sculpture of Henri Laurens, New York, 1970, p. 135, another cast illustrated
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