Germaine Richier

Werner and Nelly Bär, Zurich (acquired directly from the artist in 1951)
Sotheby's, London, March 30th, 1977, Lot 89
Galerie Hervé Odermatt, Paris (acquired from the above)
Acquired by the present owner from the above in November 1977

Winterthur, Kunstmuseum, Die Plastiksammlung Werner Bär, September  - November 1951, no. 77
Venice, XXVI Biennale internazionale d'arte, June - October 1952, no. 145
Basel, Kunsthalle, Germaine Richier, Bissière, H.R., Schiess, Vieira da Silva, Raoul Ubac, June - July 1954, no. 8
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Vieira da Silva, Germaine Richier, February - March, 1955, no. 39
Lille, Roubaix, Galerie Marcel Evrard, Germaine Richier, Roger Vieillard, 1955, no. 15
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Germaine Richier, October - December 1956, no. 10
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Die Frau als Künstlerin, July - August, 1958
Zurich, Kunsthaus; Bern, Kunstmuseum, Sammlung Werner und Nelly Bär, August 1959 - November 1959, no. 89, illustrated
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Germaine Richier, June - July, 1963, no. 33

Georges Limbour, ``La Peinture: Forêts en Bronze'', Actions, 24-30 November 1948, Paris, no. 217, illustrated (another example)
René de Solier, ``Germaine Richier'', Les Cahiers d'Art, June 1953, Paris, pp. 123-129, no. 28, illustrated (another example)
Exh. Cat. London, The Hanover Gallery, Germaine Richier, 1955, illustrated (another example)
André Chastel, ``Germaine Richier: la puissance et le malaise'' , Le Monde, 13 October 1956, Paris, illustrated (another example)
Michel Conil-Lacoste, ``Germaine Richier ou la confusion des règnes'' in Cahiers du Sud, February 1957, Marseille, pp. 307-311, illustrated (another example)
Robert Couturier, Alberto Giacometti & Maria-Helena Vieira da Silva, ``Adieu à Germaine Richier'', Tribune de Lausanne, 9 August 1957, illustrated (another example)
André Pieyre de Mandiargues, ``Germaine Richier'', Synthèses, Brussels, 1959, pp. 3-8, illustrated (another example)
Jean Cassou, Richier, (Sculpteurs Modernes, ed.), Paris, 1961, illustrated (another example)
Henri Creuzevault, Germaine Richier (1904-1959), Paris, 1966, illustrated in colour on the cover (another example)
Enrico Crispolti, ``Germaine Richier'', I Maestri della Scultura, Milan, 1968, no. 65, pp. 50-52, illustrated
Michel Conil-Lacoste, ``Richier'', Nouveau dictionnaire de la sculpture moderne, Paris, 1970, pp. 262-264, illustrated (another example)
Edward Lucie-Smith, ``Germaine Richier''. L'Art aujourd'hui, Paris, 1977, p. 508, illustrated (another example)
Brassaï, ``Germaine Richier'', Les Artistes de ma Vie, Paris, 1982, pp. 194-97, illustrated (another example)
Françoise Guiter in Exh. Cat., Humlebæk, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Germaine Richier, 1988
Elisabeth Lebovici, ``L'atelier de Germaine Richier vu par Pierre-Olivier Descamps'', Beaux-Arts magazine, November 1989, Paris, pp. 94-99, no. 73, illustrated (another example)
Françoise Guiter in Exh. Cat., Saint-Paul, Fondation Maeght, Germaine Richier, Rétrospective, 1996, p. 74 and 80
Françoise Guiter in Exh. Cat., Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Richier, 2006, pp. 74-75, illustrated

This work is in very good condition overall. Overall, it is slightly dusty in the crevices and depressions. There is slight wear and rubs to the figure's back shoulder blades and on the left proper shoulder, as well as a few scattered tips in the hair. The previous owners applied a protective resin coating to the surface of the bronze which could be removed, resulting in a warmer, less black color patina. The stone base is original to the artist.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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