Lot 139
  • 139

César

Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 EUR
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Description

  • César
  • Personnage
  • wrought iron
  • h: 59,5 cm; 23 7/16 in.
  • Executed in 1955, this work in wrought iron is unique.

Provenance

Private collection, London
Galerie Saqqarah, Gstaad
Sale: Sotheby's London, Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture, 6 December 1973, lot 131
Private collection, Sweden
Sale: Sotheby's London, Contemporary Art, 13 February 2013, lot 166
Private collection, France

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Henri Creuzevault, Accrochage, 1956
Gstaad, Galerie Saqqarah, From J. Pollock to Arman, 1961

Literature

The Art Review, London, 1961, no. XII
Denyse Durand-Ruel, César, Catalogue Raisonné Volume I 1947-1964, p.88, no.82, illustrated

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration. The surface presents some irregularities linked to the artist's technique. This work is in very good condition.
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