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Le Sablier III
Details
Germaine Richier (1904-1959)
Le Sablier III
inscribed with the signature and numbered 'G Richier 5/8' (on the upper side of the base); inscribed with the foundry mark 'Susse fondeur Paris' (on the side of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
27in. (68.5cm.) high (including the base)
Conceived in 1946 and cast after 1959, this work is number five in a numbered edition of eight plus four further casts marked HC1, HC2, HC3 and EA
Le Sablier III
inscribed with the signature and numbered 'G Richier 5/8' (on the upper side of the base); inscribed with the foundry mark 'Susse fondeur Paris' (on the side of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
27in. (68.5cm.) high (including the base)
Conceived in 1946 and cast after 1959, this work is number five in a numbered edition of eight plus four further casts marked HC1, HC2, HC3 and EA
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist's estate by the present owner.
Literature
Exh. cat. Musée Ingres, Montauban, Réalité, Irréalité?, May-June 1987, (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat. Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Germaine Richier Rétrospective, April-June 1996, p. 59 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat. Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germaine Richier, September-November 1997, p. 192 (another cast).
Exh. cat. Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Germaine Richier Rétrospective, April-June 1996, p. 59 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat. Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germaine Richier, September-November 1997, p. 192 (another cast).