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Germaine Richier
Description
- Germaine Richier
- Seiche no.11bis
- bronze naturel nettoyé
- 14,9 x 7,3 x 2,8 cm ; 5 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.
- Base: 3,8 x 11 x 9 cm; 1 9/16 x 4 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.
- Exécutée en 1954, cette oeuvre est unique.
Provenance
Maxine Kunstadter
Tranmis par cette dernière à l'Art Institute de Chicago
Literature
Denys Chevalier, "Un grand sculpteur : Germaine Richier", Prestige français et Mondanités, Paris, septembre 1956, pp.60-65, no.19, France
André Chastel, "Germaine Richier : la puissance et le malaise", Le Monde, Paris, 13 octobre 1956, illustré
Denys Chevalier, "Dans son atelier, vaste forêt de plâtres et de bronzes, Germaine Richier, chef d'école, sculpte les grands mythes sylvestres", Femmes, Paris, octobre - novembre 1956, pp.81-83, illustré
Georges Limbour, "Le pouce de Germaine Richier", France Observateur, Paris, 1er novembre 1956, illustré
Françoise Guiter, "Biographie", in catalogue de l'exposition Germaine Richier, Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 13 août - 25 septembre 1988, pp.20-32, illustré
Françoise Guiter, "Biographie", in catalogue de l'exposition Germaine Richier, rétrospective, Saint-Paul, Fondation Maeght, 5 avril - 30 septembre 1996, pp.19-21, 32-33, 74-75 et 108-109, illustré
Françoise Guiter, "Biographie, in catalogue de l'exposition Richier, Venise, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 28 octobre 2006 - 5 février 2007, pp.129-135, illustré
Condition
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