Modern & Contemporary Day Auction
Modern & Contemporary Day Auction
Property from an Important Private European Collection
Insecte
Auction Closed
June 28, 12:29 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Private European Collection
César
1921 - 1998
Insecte
incised with the artist's signature, numbered 1/8 and stamped with the foundry mark on the base
bronze
26 by 32 by 29 cm. 10¼ by 12⅝ by 11⅜ in.
Conceived in 1955 and cast in 1970, this work is number 1 from an edition of 8, plus 1 artist’s proof.
This work is registered in the archives of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel under number 440.
Private Collection (acquired by 1971)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Denyse Durand-Ruel, César: Catalogue Raisonné. Volume I 1947-1964, Paris 1994, pp. 98-99, no. 102 (iron model illustrated)