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Valentin
Details
César (1921-1998)
Valentin
incised with the artist's signature, number, date and foundry mark 'César 1/8 1955 Blanchet Fondeur' (on the base)
bronze with gold patina
26 1/8 x 31 1/8 x 9 ½in. (66.5 x 79 x 24cm.)
Executed in 1955-1973, this work is number one from an edition of eight
Valentin
incised with the artist's signature, number, date and foundry mark 'César 1/8 1955 Blanchet Fondeur' (on the base)
bronze with gold patina
26 1/8 x 31 1/8 x 9 ½in. (66.5 x 79 x 24cm.)
Executed in 1955-1973, this work is number one from an edition of eight
Provenance
Galerie Semiha Huber, Zurich.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
Literature
P. Restany, César, Paris 1975, no. 29 (Welded iron version illustrated, p. 50).
C. Francblin, 'César en los lugares del mal' in Guadalimar, 1980, no. 55, XII (another example illustrated, p. 39).
P. Restany, César, Milan 1988, no. 28 (another example illustrated in colour, p. 42).
J.-C. Hachet, César ou les métamorphoses d'un grand art, Paris 1989, no. 141 (another example illustrated, p. 73).
D. Durand-Ruel, CESAR, Catalogue Raisonné, volume I, 1947-1964, Paris 1994, no. 169 (welded iron version illustrated, p. 145).
C. Francblin, 'César en los lugares del mal' in Guadalimar, 1980, no. 55, XII (another example illustrated, p. 39).
P. Restany, César, Milan 1988, no. 28 (another example illustrated in colour, p. 42).
J.-C. Hachet, César ou les métamorphoses d'un grand art, Paris 1989, no. 141 (another example illustrated, p. 73).
D. Durand-Ruel, CESAR, Catalogue Raisonné, volume I, 1947-1964, Paris 1994, no. 169 (welded iron version illustrated, p. 145).
Exhibited
Venice, XXVIII Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, 1956 (another example exhibited).
Antibes, Musée Picasso, César. La question de la Sculpture, 1978, no. 13 (another example exhibited, illustrated, p. 23).
Perpignan, Fondation Château de Jau, Arman & César, 1979 (another example exhibited).
Tokyo, Galerie Yoshii, César, 1982, no. 9 (another example exhibited).
Liège, Musée Art Moderne, Parc Boverie, César, 1982, no. 29 (another example exhibited, illustrated, p. 30).
Paris, Musée de la Poste, César Bronzes, 1984, no. 46 (another example exhibited).
Antibes, Musée Picasso, César. La question de la Sculpture, 1978, no. 13 (another example exhibited, illustrated, p. 23).
Perpignan, Fondation Château de Jau, Arman & César, 1979 (another example exhibited).
Tokyo, Galerie Yoshii, César, 1982, no. 9 (another example exhibited).
Liège, Musée Art Moderne, Parc Boverie, César, 1982, no. 29 (another example exhibited, illustrated, p. 30).
Paris, Musée de la Poste, César Bronzes, 1984, no. 46 (another example exhibited).
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Further Details
Welded iron version is in the collections of the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.
This work is registered in the archives of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel with the approval of Madame Stephanie Busuttil-Janssen, holder of the Droit Moral of César.
This work is registered in the archives of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel with the approval of Madame Stephanie Busuttil-Janssen, holder of the Droit Moral of César.
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