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César (1921-1998)

Lot 137
04.10.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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€ 22 680
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 819157
Lot 137 | César (1921-1998)
Estimate value
€ 10 000 – 15 000
César (1921-1998)

Nu de la belle de mai

signé et numéroté 'César 5/8' (sur la terrasse) et avec la marque du fondeur 'Bocquel Fondeur' (sur la terrasse, à l'arrière)

bronze à patine dorée

41.5 x 10 x 14.5 cm.

Conçu en 1957; cette épreuve fondue en 1980 dans une édition de 8 exemplaires plus 2 épreuves d'artiste plus 2 épreuves Hors Commerce



signed and numbered 'César 5/8' (top of the base); and with the foundry mark 'Bocquel Fondeur' (top of the base, backside)

bronze with gold patina

16 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.

Conceived in 1957; this bronze cast in 1980 in an edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs and 2 Hors Commerce proofs





Provenance

Vente, Mes Hoebanx & Couturier, Paris, 3 juin 1991, lot 103.

Acquis au cours de cette vente.



Literature

Divers aspects de l'expression plastique de Picasso à nos jours, cat. exp., Cloître Saint Louis, Aix-en-Provence, 1980.

César sculptures anciennes, cat. exp., Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, 1980.

César Sculptures 1950-1980, cat. exp., Grand Palais, Galerie Beaubourg, Paris, 1980.

César Réstrospective, cat exp., Brest, 1981.

Ce´sar d'un bloc, cat. exp., Cabriès-en-Provence, Hôtel de Ville, Brest, Roubaix, 1981 (une autre épreuve illustrée p. 8).

César, cat. exp., Fondation Veranneman, Kruishoutem, 1981.

César, cat. exp., Musée d'Art Moderne parc Boverie, Liège, 1982, no.11.

César, cat. exp., Pavillon des Arts, Paris, 1983.

César Bronzes, cat. exp., Galerie du Messager, Paris, 1984, no. 8.

César, cat. exp., Château de Brécey, Brécey, 1985.

César 1955-1985, cat. exp., Musée d'Art Contemporain, Dunkerque, 1985-1986 (une autre épreuve illustrée en couleurs).

César, cat. exp., Office Départemental de la Culture des Bouches-de-Rhône, Aix-en-Provence, 1987.

César 30 dernièrs années de son œuvre, cat. exp., Centre Culturel de l'Yonne, Avallon, 1987 (une autre épreuve illustrée).

César, cat. exp., Gana Art Gallery, Séoul, 1988 (une autre épreuve illustrée).

P. Restany, César, Paris, 1988, p. 385 (une autre épreuve illustrée en couleurs p. 29).

Année 60 : l'Objet-Sculpture, cat. exp., JMG Galerie, Paris, 1990 (une autre épreuve illustrée, p.29).

Rétrospectives César, cat. exp., Musée de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, 1993.

D. Durand Ruel, César, Catalogue raisonné, 1947-1964, Vol. I, Paris, 1994, p. 160, no. 178 (le fer illustré p. 161).





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