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Smiling Head IV
Details
Sir Anthony Caro, O.M., R.A. (1924-2013)
Smiling Head IV
inscribed with the foundry mark 'Susse Fonde/Paris' (at the base of the neck)
bronze with a dark brown patina
6¾ in. (17 cm.) high, including slate base
Conceived in 1956 and cast in an edition of 6.
Smiling Head IV
inscribed with the foundry mark 'Susse Fonde/Paris' (at the base of the neck)
bronze with a dark brown patina
6¾ in. (17 cm.) high, including slate base
Conceived in 1956 and cast in an edition of 6.
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the previous owner.
Her sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 2 December 1996, lot 328, where purchased by the present owner's mother, and by descent.
Her sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 2 December 1996, lot 328, where purchased by the present owner's mother, and by descent.
Literature
D. Blume, Anthony Caro, vol. 4, Cologne, 1990, p. 51, no. A75, another cast illustrated.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.