Lot Essay
This work is registered in the archives of Denyse Durand-Ruel under no. 272.
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César (1921-1998)
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incised with the artist's signature and numbered 'César 5' and with the foundry mark 'Cire perdue A. VALSUANI' (on the base)
bronze
17 x 4¾ x 6¼in. (43.2 x 12 x 16cm.)
Conceived in 1959 and cast in 1962, this work is number five from an edition of seven plus one artist's proof
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incised with the artist's signature and numbered 'César 5' and with the foundry mark 'Cire perdue A. VALSUANI' (on the base)
bronze
17 x 4¾ x 6¼in. (43.2 x 12 x 16cm.)
Conceived in 1959 and cast in 1962, this work is number five from an edition of seven plus one artist's proof
Provenance
Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1969.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1969.
Literature
P. Restany, 'Un Nouveau Réalisme en Sculpture: César', in Cimaise, no. 55, 1961, (iron version illustrated, p. 48).
P. Restany, César, Paris 1975, no. 66 (iron version illustrated, p. 81).
P. Restany, César, New York 1976, no. 66 (iron version illustrated, p. 81).
P. Vavasseur, 'Marseille dans les mains de César', in Le Parisien, no. 24/VII, 1993.
D. Durand-Ruel, César Catalogue Raisonné 1947-1964, vol. I, Paris 1994, no. 258 (iron version illustrated, p. 229).
P. Restany, César, Paris 1975, no. 66 (iron version illustrated, p. 81).
P. Restany, César, New York 1976, no. 66 (iron version illustrated, p. 81).
P. Vavasseur, 'Marseille dans les mains de César', in Le Parisien, no. 24/VII, 1993.
D. Durand-Ruel, César Catalogue Raisonné 1947-1964, vol. I, Paris 1994, no. 258 (iron version illustrated, p. 229).
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard, César, 1959 (iron version exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard, Exposition Internationale de Sculpture, 1959 (iron version exhibited).
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Trois Sculpteurs, César, Röel d'Haese, Tinguely, 1965, no. 11 (iron version exhibited).
Cannes, Galerie Madoura, César 1955-1966, 1966, no. 7 (iron version exhibited).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, César, 1966, no. 9 (iron version exhibited).
Duisburg, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, César, 1966, no. 8 (iron version exhibited).
Marseille, Musée Cantini, César Rétrospective, 1966, no. 10 (iron version exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Vallois et Georges-Phillipe Vallois, Rodin César, 1989 (iron version exhibited, illustrated, p. 21).
Monte Carlo, Marisa del Re Gallery, César à Monte Carlo, 1994 (iron version exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard, Exposition Internationale de Sculpture, 1959 (iron version exhibited).
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Trois Sculpteurs, César, Röel d'Haese, Tinguely, 1965, no. 11 (iron version exhibited).
Cannes, Galerie Madoura, César 1955-1966, 1966, no. 7 (iron version exhibited).
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, César, 1966, no. 9 (iron version exhibited).
Duisburg, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, César, 1966, no. 8 (iron version exhibited).
Marseille, Musée Cantini, César Rétrospective, 1966, no. 10 (iron version exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Vallois et Georges-Phillipe Vallois, Rodin César, 1989 (iron version exhibited, illustrated, p. 21).
Monte Carlo, Marisa del Re Gallery, César à Monte Carlo, 1994 (iron version exhibited).
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