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Jacques Lipchitz
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Jacques Lipchitz
- Pegasus (Birth of the Muses)
- Signed with the impressed thumbprint and J Lipchitz and numbered 2/7 (on the back near the bottom)
- Bronze with brown patina
- 16 1/2 by 20 1/8 by 3 1/2 in.
- 42 by 51 by 9 cm
- Executed in 1944.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner circa 1950
Literature
Alan G. Wilkinson, The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, a Catalogue Raisonné, the Paris Years, 1910-1940, vol. 2, New York, 1996, no. 384, illustration of another cast p. 35.
Henry R. Hope, The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, New York, 1954, p. 78, illustrated
Condition
In good condition. Surface dust. Scattered areas of dirt and small accretions. Small areas where plaster remnants visible (at base).
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.