Lot Essay
Philippe Grimminger has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANN CURTISS SCOVILLE
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
Tête aiguë (Masque aigu)
Details
Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942)
Tête aiguë (Masque aigu)
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'GONZALEZ 7/9 C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the reverse)
bronze with black and brown patina
Height: 12¾ in. (32.4 cm.)
Conceived circa 1930; this bronze version cast by the estate of the artist
Tête aiguë (Masque aigu)
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'GONZALEZ 7/9 C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the reverse)
bronze with black and brown patina
Height: 12¾ in. (32.4 cm.)
Conceived circa 1930; this bronze version cast by the estate of the artist
Provenance
Roberta González, Paris.
Galerie de France, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, May 1967.
Galerie de France, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, May 1967.
Literature
V. Aguilera Cerni, Julio González, Rome, 1962 (another cast illustrated).
C.A. Areán, ed., Julio González, Madrid, 1965 (another cast illustrated).
F.A. Danieli, "Julio González: A Representative Showing at the Landau Gallery," Artforum, vol. 4, no. 4, December 1965, p. 29 (another cast illustrated).
H. Galy-Carles, "González, l'homme du fer," Art vivant, no. 9, March 1970 (another cast illustrated).
V. Aguilera Cerni, Julio, Joan, Roberta González-Itinerario de una dinastia, Barcelona, 1973, p. 212, no. 153 (another cast illustrated).
J. Withers, Julio González, Sculpture in Iron, New York, 1978, p. 50, no. 36 (another cast illustrated, pl. 32).
H.R. Fuchs, Plastik der Gegenwart, Baden-Baden, 1980, p. 168 (another cast illustrated, p. 99).
W. Rainer, "Die Schrift des Eisens im Raum," Stuttgarter Zeitung, 24 June 1983 (another cast illustrated).
J. Merkert, Julio González, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Milan, 1987, pp. 94-95, no. 113 (another cast illustrated, pp. 94-95).
C.A. Areán, ed., Julio González, Madrid, 1965 (another cast illustrated).
F.A. Danieli, "Julio González: A Representative Showing at the Landau Gallery," Artforum, vol. 4, no. 4, December 1965, p. 29 (another cast illustrated).
H. Galy-Carles, "González, l'homme du fer," Art vivant, no. 9, March 1970 (another cast illustrated).
V. Aguilera Cerni, Julio, Joan, Roberta González-Itinerario de una dinastia, Barcelona, 1973, p. 212, no. 153 (another cast illustrated).
J. Withers, Julio González, Sculpture in Iron, New York, 1978, p. 50, no. 36 (another cast illustrated, pl. 32).
H.R. Fuchs, Plastik der Gegenwart, Baden-Baden, 1980, p. 168 (another cast illustrated, p. 99).
W. Rainer, "Die Schrift des Eisens im Raum," Stuttgarter Zeitung, 24 June 1983 (another cast illustrated).
J. Merkert, Julio González, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Milan, 1987, pp. 94-95, no. 113 (another cast illustrated, pp. 94-95).
Sale Room Notice
Philippe Grimminger has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.