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Lot Essay
This work is registered in the archives of Denyse Durand-Ruel under no. 413.
Details
César (1921-1998)
Scorpion
incised twice with the artist's signature, dated, numbered and with the foundry mark 'César 1954 BRONZE ROMAIN BARELIER 2/8' (on the base)
bronze
17 3⁄8 x 24½ x 14¼in. (44 x 62 x 37.5cm.)
Conceived in 1954 and cast in 1992, this work is number two from an edition of eight plus four artist's proofs
Scorpion
incised twice with the artist's signature, dated, numbered and with the foundry mark 'César 1954 BRONZE ROMAIN BARELIER 2/8' (on the base)
bronze
17 3⁄8 x 24½ x 14¼in. (44 x 62 x 37.5cm.)
Conceived in 1954 and cast in 1992, this work is number two from an edition of eight plus four artist's proofs
Provenance
Private Collection, France.
Literature
César, oeuvres de 1947 à 1993, exh. cat., Marseille, Musée de la Vieille Charité, 1993 (iron version illustrated, p. 50).
R. Arnoux, "CÉSAR IMPERATOR", in Le Méridional, no. 8/VIII, 1993.
P. Piguet, "AVE CÉSAR!", in La Croix L'Évènement, no. 1-2/VIII, 1993.
D. Durand-Ruel, César Catalogue Raisonné 1947-1964, vol. I, Paris 1994, no. 67 (iron version illustrated, p. 73).
R. Arnoux, "CÉSAR IMPERATOR", in Le Méridional, no. 8/VIII, 1993.
P. Piguet, "AVE CÉSAR!", in La Croix L'Évènement, no. 1-2/VIII, 1993.
D. Durand-Ruel, César Catalogue Raisonné 1947-1964, vol. I, Paris 1994, no. 67 (iron version illustrated, p. 73).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Lucien Durand, CÉSAR Animaux en ferraille, 1954 (iron version exhibited).
Saint-Étienne, Musée d'Art Moderne, L'Écriture Griffée, 1990, no. 45 (illustrated, p. 62).
Saint-Étienne, Musée d'Art Moderne, L'Écriture Griffée, 1990, no. 45 (illustrated, p. 62).
Special Notice
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