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Tête à la frange
Details
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Tête à la frange
stamped with the foundry mark 'C.Valsuani Cire Perdue' (on the back)
bronze with black patina
Height: 19¾ in. (50.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1912 and cast at a later date by the artist's estate in an edition of five
Tête à la frange
stamped with the foundry mark 'C.Valsuani Cire Perdue' (on the back)
bronze with black patina
Height: 19¾ in. (50.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1912 and cast at a later date by the artist's estate in an edition of five
Provenance
Curt Valentin Gallery, New York.
Nina and Gordon Bunshaft, New York, by whom acquired from the above in 1953.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, a bequest from the above to benefit the Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund for Acquisitions in the Department of Paintings and Sculpture; sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 1995, lot 185.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Nina and Gordon Bunshaft, New York, by whom acquired from the above in 1953.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, a bequest from the above to benefit the Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund for Acquisitions in the Department of Paintings and Sculpture; sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 1995, lot 185.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
J. Lanthemann, Modigliani, Catalogue raisonné, Barcelona, 1970, no. 633 (stone version illustrated p. 317).
Special notice
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