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Kiki de Montparnasse
Details
Pablo Gargallo (1881-1934)
Kiki de Montparnasse
signed with the monogram and numbered '3/7' (on the reverse)
polished bronze
Height: 14¼ in. (36.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1928 and cast circa 1930 by the Andro-Grandhomme foundry in a numbered edition of seven plus three épreuves d'artiste
Kiki de Montparnasse
signed with the monogram and numbered '3/7' (on the reverse)
polished bronze
Height: 14¼ in. (36.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1928 and cast circa 1930 by the Andro-Grandhomme foundry in a numbered edition of seven plus three épreuves d'artiste
Provenance
Georges Bernheim, Paris.
Galerie de l'Elysée [Alex Maguy], Paris.
Acquired by the father of the present owner, and thence by descent.
Galerie de l'Elysée [Alex Maguy], Paris.
Acquired by the father of the present owner, and thence by descent.
Literature
P. Courthion, Gargallo, Sculptures et dessins, Paris, 1937, no. 54 (another cast illustrated).
Musée Rodin (ed.), Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1970, no. 57 (another cast illustrated).
P. Courthion & P. Anguera-Gargallo, L'oeuvre complet de Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1973, p. 151, no. 113 (another cast illustrated pp. 104 & 150).
J. Anguera, Gargallo, Paris, 1979, pp. 122-3 (another cast illustrated pp. 128-9).
B. Klüver & J. Martin, Kiki's Paris: Artists & Lovers 1900-1930, New York, 1989, p. 245 (another cast illustrated).
Musée Rodin (ed.), Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1970, no. 57 (another cast illustrated).
P. Courthion & P. Anguera-Gargallo, L'oeuvre complet de Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1973, p. 151, no. 113 (another cast illustrated pp. 104 & 150).
J. Anguera, Gargallo, Paris, 1979, pp. 122-3 (another cast illustrated pp. 128-9).
B. Klüver & J. Martin, Kiki's Paris: Artists & Lovers 1900-1930, New York, 1989, p. 245 (another cast illustrated).
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that the dimensions stated in the catalogue include the base and adjustable stem; the height of the head is 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.).
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