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Le guerrier
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Germaine Richier (1904-1959)
Le guerrier
signed 'G.Richier' (below the right ear), stamped with foundry mark 'Valsuani cire perdue' (below the left ear)
bronze with brown patina slate
11 7/8in. (30.3cm.) high excluding slate base
Conceived in 1945.
Le guerrier
signed 'G.Richier' (below the right ear), stamped with foundry mark 'Valsuani cire perdue' (below the left ear)
bronze with brown patina slate
11 7/8in. (30.3cm.) high excluding slate base
Conceived in 1945.
Provenance
Hanover Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the late owner circa 1955
Acquired directly from the above by the late owner circa 1955
Literature
R. de Solier, 'Germaine Richier' Les Cahiers d'Art, Paris, June 1953, no.28, p.123-129 (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Kunsthalle, Basle, Germaine Richier, H. R. Schiess, Vieira da Silva, Raoul Ubac, June-July 1954, no.16 (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Vieira da Silva, Germaine Richier, Feb-March 1955, no.40 (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, Germaine Richier, Oct-Dec 1956, no. 37, pl.II (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Walker Art Gallery, Minneapolis, Sculpture by Germaine Richier, Sept-Nov 1958, no.8 (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Musée Picasso, Antibes, Germaine Richier, July-Sept 1959, no.17 (another cast illus.)
R. Barotte, 'Germaine Richier' Le Journal des Arts, Aug 1959, p.6E Exh. cat., Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaeck, Germaine Richier Rétrospective, no.51, p.115 (another cast illus. in colour)
Exh. cat., Kunsthalle, Basle, Germaine Richier, H. R. Schiess, Vieira da Silva, Raoul Ubac, June-July 1954, no.16 (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Vieira da Silva, Germaine Richier, Feb-March 1955, no.40 (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris, Germaine Richier, Oct-Dec 1956, no. 37, pl.II (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Walker Art Gallery, Minneapolis, Sculpture by Germaine Richier, Sept-Nov 1958, no.8 (another cast illus.)
Exh. cat., Musée Picasso, Antibes, Germaine Richier, July-Sept 1959, no.17 (another cast illus.)
R. Barotte, 'Germaine Richier' Le Journal des Arts, Aug 1959, p.6E Exh. cat., Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaeck, Germaine Richier Rétrospective, no.51, p.115 (another cast illus. in colour)
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