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Mermaid
Details
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
Mermaid
bronze with a brown green patina
11 in. (27.9 cm.) long
Carved in marble in 1913, and cast in bronze in an edition of 9 by Fiorini on behalf of H.S. (Jim) Ede.
Mermaid
bronze with a brown green patina
11 in. (27.9 cm.) long
Carved in marble in 1913, and cast in bronze in an edition of 9 by Fiorini on behalf of H.S. (Jim) Ede.
Provenance
H.S. (Jim) Ede.
Ivor Braka, from whom purchased by the present owner.
Ivor Braka, from whom purchased by the present owner.
Literature
H.S. Ede, A Life of Gaudier-Brzeska, London, 1930, p. 206, marble illustrated.
M. Levy, Gaudier-Brzeska: Drawings and Sculpture, London, 1965, p. 29, no. 77, marble illustrated.
S. Bann, exhibition catalogue, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 1891-1915: sculpture and drawings, New York, Gruenebaum Gallery, 1977, p. 27, no. 11, illustrated.
R. Cole, Burning to Speak: The Life and Art of Gaudier-Brzeska, Oxford, 1978, pp. 82-83, no. 33, marble illustrated.
J. Lewison (ed.), Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Sculptor 1891-1915, Cambridge, 1983, p. 40, no. 26, another cast illustrated.
E. Silber, Gaudier-Brzeska Life and Art, London, 1996, p. 263, no. 55, pls. 63, 64, marble illustrated.
M. Levy, Gaudier-Brzeska: Drawings and Sculpture, London, 1965, p. 29, no. 77, marble illustrated.
S. Bann, exhibition catalogue, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 1891-1915: sculpture and drawings, New York, Gruenebaum Gallery, 1977, p. 27, no. 11, illustrated.
R. Cole, Burning to Speak: The Life and Art of Gaudier-Brzeska, Oxford, 1978, pp. 82-83, no. 33, marble illustrated.
J. Lewison (ed.), Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Sculptor 1891-1915, Cambridge, 1983, p. 40, no. 26, another cast illustrated.
E. Silber, Gaudier-Brzeska Life and Art, London, 1996, p. 263, no. 55, pls. 63, 64, marble illustrated.
Exhibited
London, J. and E. Bumpus, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, April - May 1931, no. 34, another cast exhibited.
London, Zwemmer Gallery, Gaudier-Brzeska: pen and ink drawings, 1936, no. 3, another cast exhibited.
New York, Gruenebaum Gallery, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 1891-1915: sculpture and drawings, September - October 1977, no. 11.
London, Zwemmer Gallery, Gaudier-Brzeska: pen and ink drawings, 1936, no. 3, another cast exhibited.
New York, Gruenebaum Gallery, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 1891-1915: sculpture and drawings, September - October 1977, no. 11.
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