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Germaine Richier (1904-1959)

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Lot 225 | Germaine Richier (1904-1959)
Germaine Richier (1904-1959)

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signé, numéroté et avec le cachet du fondeur 'G. Richier 1⁄8 Cire perdue C Valsuani' (sur chaque personnage); signé, numéroté et avec le cachet du fondeur 'G. Richier 1⁄8 L. THINOT fondeur PARIS' (sur la base)

bronze à patine brune

46 x 115 x 84 cm.

Conçue en 1955, cette œuvre porte le numéro un d'une édition de huit exemplaires, une épreuve d'artiste et trois Hors Commerce.



signed, numbered and with the foundry stamp 'G. Richier 1⁄8 Cire perdue C Valsuani' (on each character); signed, numbered and with the foundry stamp 'G. Richier 1⁄8 L. THINOT fondeur PARIS' (sur la base)

bronze with brown patina

18 1⁄8 x 45 1⁄2 x 33 1⁄8 in.

Conceived in 1955, this work is number one from an edition of eight, one artist's proof and three Hors Commerce.





Provenance

Galerie H. Odermatt - P. Cazeau, Paris

Collection privée, Etats-Unis



Literature

G. Selz, 'Germaine Richier, une des rares femmes sculpteurs' in Revue Elle, Paris, 1er octobre 1956 (un autre exemplaire illustré).

G. Limbour, 'Le pouce de Germaine Richier' in France Observateur, Paris, 1er novembre 1956 (un autre exemplaire illustré).

M. Conil-Lacoste, 'Germaine Richier ou la confusion des règnes' in Cahiers du sud, Marseille, février 1957 (un autre exemplaire illustré pp. 307-311).

Y. Taillandier, 'Germaine Richier' in Connaissance des arts, Paris, juillet 1958, No. 77 (un autre exemplaire illustré en couleurs p. 24).

G. Limbour, 'Personnages imaginaires' in Lettres nouvelles, Paris, 17 juin 1959, (un autre exemplaire illustré pp. 31-32).

J. Cassou, Richier, Sculpteurs Modernes, Paris, 1961 (un autre exemplaire illustré).

H. Debrunner, 'Bedrohung und Verwandlung des Schönen: Germaine Richier im Kunsthaus' in Zürichsee Zeitung, Zürich, 22 juin 1963, No. 144 (un autre exemplaire illustré).

H. Dannecker, 'Die Visionen der Germaine Richier: zu der grossen Ubersicht über ihr Werk in Zürich' in Kieler Nachrichten, Zürich, 5 juillet 1963 (un autre exemplaire illustré).



Exhibited

Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Germaine Richier, octobre-décembre 1956, No. 75 (un autre exemplaire exposé).

Boston, Boston University School of Fine & Applied Arts, Sculpture by Germaine Richier, janvier-février, 1959, No. 7 (un autre exemplaire exposé).

Château d'Antibes, Musée Grimaldi, Germaine Richier, juillet-septembre 1959, No. 35 (un autre exemplaire exposé).

Paris, Galerie Creuzevault, Germaine Richier, juillet-septembre 1959, No. 22 (un autre exemplaire exposé).

Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Antongonismes 2 L'Objet, avril 1962, No. 421 (un autre exemplaire exposé).

Zürich, Kunsthaus, Germaine Richier, juin-juillet 1963, No. 116 (un autre exemplaire exposé).

Paris, Galerie H. Odermatt - P. Cazeau, Hommage à Germaine Richier (1902-1959), février-mars 1992 (exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition p. 49).

Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, Germaine Richier: Rétropective, avril-juin 1996, No. 82 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 154-155).

Berlin, Akademie der Künster, Germaine Richier, septembre-novembre 1997, No. 83 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré au catalogue d'exposition pp. 138-139).

Institut Valencià de Arte Moderno, El Fuego Baja las Cenizas: de Picasso a Basquiat, mai-août 2005 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 254-255 ).

Venise, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Germaine Richier, octobre 2006-février 2007 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 102-103 ).

New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Drawing in Space, novembre 2007-mars 2008, No. 38 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition).

New York, Galerie Perrotin, Germain Richier, Sculpture 1934-1959, février-avril 2013 (un autre exemplaire exposé et illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 110-111).



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Veuillez noter que les dimensions mentionnées au catalogue sont erronées. Les bonnes dimensions sont 95 x 114.5 x 83 cm.

Please note that the dimensions mentioned in the catalogue are wrong. The correct dimensions are 37 3⁄8 x 45 1⁄8 x 32 5⁄8 in.
Artist:Germaine Richier (1902 - 1959)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Art style:Contemporary art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
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