A Life in Art: Sculpture from The Mallin Collection Part I

César

Le Pouce

Auction Closed

February 22, 03:50 PM GMT

Estimate

350,000 - 450,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

A Life in Art: The Mallin Collection

César

1921 - 1998

Le Pouce

signed Cesar, dated 1965 and incised 1/6

bronze

72 by 40 ½ by 36 ½ in.

182.9 by 102.9 by 92.7 cm.

Executed in 1965, this work is number 1 from an edition of 6.

This work is registered in the archives of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel under number 606.

Please note this lot will be available for collection from Dun-Rite following the auction and the successful purchaser will be responsible for collection, shipping and release fees. Please contact Jacqueline.Dishner@sothebys.com with any questions.

Galerie Beyeler, Basel

Acquired from the above in 1980 by the present owner

Marseille, Centre de la Vieille Charité, César – Œuvres de 1947 à 1993, July–September 1993, p. 115, illustrated in color (another example from the edition)

Paris, Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain, César: Anthologie par Jean Nouvel, July-October 2008, p. 71, illustrated in color (another example from the edition)

Paris, Centre Pompidou, César: The Retrospective, December 2017-March 2018, p. 136, illustrated in color (another example from the edition)