Lot Essay
Quentin Laurens, the holder of the Droit Moral, has kindly confirmed that this work is registered in his archives.
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Femme à la draperie
Details
Henri Laurens (1885-1954)
Femme à la draperie
stamped with the monogram, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark ‘HL. 2/6 CIRE PERDUE C VALSUANI’ (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 5 1/4 (13 cm.)
Length: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1954 and cast in an edition of six
Femme à la draperie
stamped with the monogram, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark ‘HL. 2/6 CIRE PERDUE C VALSUANI’ (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 5 1/4 (13 cm.)
Length: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1954 and cast in an edition of six
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (no. 063022).
Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1996, lot 228.
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (no. 3922).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1996, lot 228.
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (no. 3922).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
W. Hofmann, The Sculpture of Henri Laurens, New York, 1970, p. 219 (another cast illustrated p. 214).
Special Notice
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