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Ossip Zadkine
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Ossip Zadkine
- La Violoncelliste
- Inscribed O Zadkine, numbered 6/8 and inscribed with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris
- Bronze
- Height: 17 1/4 in.
- 43.8 cm
Provenance
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Oestreich, New York
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Literature
Ionel Jianou, "Zadkine l'artiste et le poète" in Journal Artcurial, Paris, May 1979, no. 230
Sylvain Lecombre, ed., Musée Zadkine, Sculptures, Paris, 1989, no. 67a, illustration of another cast p. 83
Sylvain Lecombre, Ossip Zadkine, L'Oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, no. 277b, illustration of another cast p. 315
Sylvain Lecombre, ed., Musée Zadkine, Sculptures, Paris, 1989, no. 67a, illustration of another cast p. 83
Sylvain Lecombre, Ossip Zadkine, L'Oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, no. 277b, illustration of another cast p. 315
Condition
The sculpture is in very good condition. It has a gold brown patina. There is some surface dirt to the crevices and some very minor surface scratches.
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.
Catalogue Note
Following in the footsteps of Picasso and Léger, Zadkine moved past a rigorous interpretation of Cubism by the time the present work was sculpted. Zadkine declared "as soon as I freed myself from Cubism, my work showed a return to something which has always given me pleasure, a return to the visible object, to the complete transformation of Nature. Underlying my creations, there is a sense of freedom, freedom to create a whole world thanks to my having rediscovered the true nature of my own personality" (Ionel Jianou, Zadkine, Paris, 1964, p. 38).