Roger de La Fresnaye

Curt Valentin Gallery, New York (acquired by 1951)
John L. Senior, Jr.
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York
Acquired from the above in February 1968

Gabrielle Vienne, Roger de la Fresnaye (exhibition catalogue), Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1950, no. 204, illustration of another cast p. 45
Roger de la Fresnaye (exhibition catalogue), Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, 1950, illustration of another cast p. 45
Sculpture by Painters (exhibition catalogue), Curt Valentin Gallery, New York, 1951, no. 33, illustration of another cast p. 12
From Rodin to Lipchitz (exhibition catalogue), Dallas Museum for Contemporary Art, 1958, no. 31, illustration of another cast

Black patina. There is some accumulated dirt in the deeper crevices of the cast. There are a few minor surface scratches to the patina at the figure's left leg and at the extreme corners of the base. The figure's upper elbow shows slight patina rubbing. Otherwise fine; the work is in excellent condition.
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The present work is one of eight sculptures executed by de La Fresnaye in 1910 while studying under Aristide Maillol at the Grand Chaumière.