Lot 130
  • 130

Alicia Penalba (1918-1982)

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Alicia Penalba
  • Le voyager des nuits
  • Inscribed with signature and numbered 5/6; also stamped with foundry mark Susse F. Paris Cire Perdue
  • bronze with brown-green patina on a stone base
  • height: 77 1/2 in.
  • 197 cm
  • Executed in 1957.

Provenance

B. Germain, Paris
Comtesse de Salsberry, Paris
Otto Gerson Gallery, New York
Sale: Christie's, New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, May 19, 1994, lot 171, illustrated in color
Private collection, Santa Fe
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Art, May 24, 2005, lot 55, illlustrated in color

Condition

The sculpture is in very good condition. It has an opaque brown and green patina that is in very good condition. No significant scratches or abrasions were noted on the surface. The two roughly hewn stone bases appeared to be in very good condition. No damage is noted on the stones. The sculpture is clean and exhibits a fresh wax coating. The sculpture is structurally sound. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Wilson Conservation.)
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