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CÉSAR (1921-1998)

Lot 77
01.12.2022 14:30UTC +01:00
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ID 871921
Lot 77 | CÉSAR (1921-1998)
Estimate value
€ 80 000 – 120 000
CÉSAR (1921-1998)

Grand Valentin

signé, numéroté et avec le cachet du fondeur 'César EA 1/2 Bocquel' (sur la terrasse)

bronze à patine brune

91 x 160 x 42 cm.

Conçue en fer en 1956 et réalisée en 1980, cette œuvre est l'épreuve d'artiste numéro un issue d'une édition de huit exemplaires, deux épreuves d'artiste et deux Hors-Commerce.



signed, numbered and with the foundry stamp 'César EA 1/2 Bocquel' (on the terrace)

bronze with brown patina

35 7/8 x 63 x 16 1/2 in.

Conceived in iron in 1956 and executed in 1980, this work is the artist's proof number one from an edition of eight, two artist's proof and two Hors-Commerce.





Provenance

Collection privée, France

Vente anonyme, Christie's, Paris, 8 juin 2018, lot 301

Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel



Literature

D. Cooper, César, Allemagne, 1960, No. 11 (le fer illustré).

P. Restany, César, Paris, 1975, No. 33, p. 54 (le fer illustré).

P. Restany, César, New York, 1976, No. 33, p. 54 (le fer illustré).

I. Jianou, G. Xuriguera, A. Lardera, La sculpture moderne en France depuis 1950, Paris, 1982 (le fer illustré p. 103).

B. Lamarche-Vadel, ''César'', in Artistes, No. 6, X-XI, Paris, 1980, p. 18 (le fer illustré).

C. Francblin, César en los lugares del mal, Guadalimar, 1980, No. 55, p. 39 (le fer illustré).

J.L. Mons, Villetaneuse informations, Villetaneuse, 1982, No. IX, p. 15 (le fer illustré).

C. Francblin, César sur les lieux du mal, Paris, 1987 (le fer illustré p. 14).

P. Restany, César, Paris, 1988, p. 122 (le fer illustré en couleurs p. 123).

J-C. Hachet, César ou les métamorphoses d'un grand art, Montréal, 1989, No. 6, p. 17 (le fer illustré).

César: œuvres de 1947 à 1993, catalogue d’exposition, Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, 1993 (le fer illustré p. 28).

''César'', in Connaissance des Arts, Hors-Série, No. 42, Paris, 1993, No. 15, p. 18.

D. Durand-Ruel, César, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I-1947-1964, Paris, 1994 No. 167, p. 144 (le fer illustré p. 145).



Exhibited

Genève, Musée Rath (février-avril); Grenoble, Musée de Peinture et de Sculpture (avril-juin); Knokke-le-Zoute, Casino (juin-septembre); Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen (septembre-novembre); Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (novembre-janvier), César, Rétrospective des sculptures, 1976-1977, No. 8, p. 26 (le fer exposé et illustré au catalogue d’exposition).

Paris, Galerie Beaubourg, César, Sculptures 1950-1980, septembre-octobre 1980.

Brest, Cabriès-en-Provence, Roubaix, César, rétrospective, 1981 (le fer exposé et illustré au catalogue d’exposition).

Kruishoutem, Fondation Veranneman (mars-mai); Liège, Musée d’Art Moderne (févier-mars), César, 1981-1982, No. 7-8, p. 22 (le fer exposé).

Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, César, mai-juin 1982, No. 8, p. 25 (le fer exposé).

Paris, Pavillon des Arts, César, févier-avril 1983 (le fer exposé et illustré au catalogue d’exposition).

Paris, Galerie du Messager, Musée de la Poste, César, bronzes, février-mars 1984, No. 9 (un autre exemplaire exposé).

Jouy-en-Josas, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Les fers de César, octobre 1984-janvier 1985 (le fer exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition p. 44).

Dunkerque, Musée d’Art Contemporain, César 1955-1985, novembre 185-janvier 1986 (le fer exposé).

Sète, Musée Paul Valery, César, les Bronzes, juillet-août 1991 (le fer exposé et illustré au catalogue d’exposition p. 28).



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