Baltasar Lobo (1910-1993)
Grande jeune fille à genoux
signed and numbered 'Lobo 2/8' (on the top of the base); stamped with foundry mark 'FONDERIA ART. F.LLI BONVICINI SOMMACAMPAGNA' (on the back of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 84 ¼ in. (215 cm.)
Conceived in 1987; this bronze version cast in 1993
Provenance
Galerie Freites, Caracas. Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2004.
Literature
G. Diehl, Baltasar Lobo, Caracas, 2005, pp. 42-43 (another cast illustrated).
Sale Room Notice
Please note the present lot is stamped with the foundry mark 'FONDERIA ART. F.LLI BONVICINI SOMMACAMPAGNA' (on the back of the base) and was cast in 1993. The correct height is 84 1/4 in. (215 cm.).