La petite maternité
Details
Henri Laurens (1885-1954)
La petite maternité
signed with the monogram and numbered 'HL. 6/6' (on the base); stamped with the foundry mark 'C.VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the edge of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Length: 18½ in. (47.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1932
La petite maternité
signed with the monogram and numbered 'HL. 6/6' (on the base); stamped with the foundry mark 'C.VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the edge of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Length: 18½ in. (47.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1932
Provenance
The artist's estate.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1954.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1954.
Literature
W. Hofmann, The Sculpture of Henri Laurens, New York, 1970, p. 143 (a larger version illustrated).
S. Kuthy, Henri Laurens 1885-1954, Fribourg, 1985, nos. 53-54 (a terracotta version illustrated p. 124 and a larger version illustrated p. 125).
S. Kuthy, Henri Laurens 1885-1954, Fribourg, 1985, nos. 53-54 (a terracotta version illustrated p. 124 and a larger version illustrated p. 125).
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