Lot Essay
Olivier Lorquin has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Property from an Important Collection
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Princesse Bibesco
Details
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Princesse Bibesco
signed with monogram (on the top of the base); numbered and inscribed with foundry mark '2/6 E.GODARD Fondeur Paris' (on the back of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 5 ¾ in. (14.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1895-1896; this bronze version cast circa 1985
Princesse Bibesco
signed with monogram (on the top of the base); numbered and inscribed with foundry mark '2/6 E.GODARD Fondeur Paris' (on the back of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 5 ¾ in. (14.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1895-1896; this bronze version cast circa 1985
Provenance
Galerie Nichido, Tokyo.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1988.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1988.
Literature
B. Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, London, 1995, p. 162 (another cast illustrated).
L.L. Kramer, Aristide Maillol, Pioneer of Modern Sculpture, Ph.D. Diss., New York University, September 2000 (another cast illustrated, pl. 72).
L.L. Kramer, Aristide Maillol, Pioneer of Modern Sculpture, Ph.D. Diss., New York University, September 2000 (another cast illustrated, pl. 72).
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