ID 1167523
Lot 342 | LISA FONSSAGRIVES-PENN (1911-1992)
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
Seated Torso
incised with the artist's signature, number and date and stamped with the foundry mark 'EMPIRE BRONZE ART FOUNDRY INC. LISA FONSSAGRIVES-PENN 85 3⁄6' (lower edge)
bronze
11 ½ x 6 x 6 ¾ in. (29.2 x 15.2 x 17.1 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is number three from an edition of six.
Provenance
Donated by Tom Penn on behalf of the The Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn Trust
Literature
A. Arrowsmith, ed., Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn: Sculpture, Prints And Drawings, New York, 1994, p. 22, no. 45 (another example illustrated).
Exhibited
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn Sculptures and Works on Paper, December 1995-March 1996 (another example exhibited).
Further details
This lot is being sold by a charitable organization with proceeds intended to benefit The American Friends of the Moderna Museet Inc. and a US taxpayer may be able to claim a deduction for any amount of the purchase price paid in excess of the mid-estimate.
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
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| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Art style: | Contemporary art |
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| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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