Lot Essay
The present work is a study for Femme se coiffant II, circa 1934, a sculpture cast in iron, now in the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
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Femme dite 'L'insecte crissant'
Details
Julio González (1876-1942)
Femme dite 'L'insecte crissant'
signed with the initials and dated 'j.G. 1934' (lower left)
wax crayon and pen and India ink on paper
6 x 4 1/2 in. (15.2 x 11.3 cm.)
Executed in 1934
Femme dite 'L'insecte crissant'
signed with the initials and dated 'j.G. 1934' (lower left)
wax crayon and pen and India ink on paper
6 x 4 1/2 in. (15.2 x 11.3 cm.)
Executed in 1934
Provenance
The artist's estate.
Galerie de France, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989.
Galerie de France, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1989.
Literature
J. Gibert, Julio González: Dessins, vol. IX, Projets pour sculptures, personnages, Paris, 1975, p. 9 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Lugano, Galleria Pieter Coray, Julio González: Disegni inediti, September 1983.
Orléans, Centre d'Art Contemporain, October 1985.
Tokyo, Seibu Contemporary Art Gallery, Julio González: Sculptures and Drawings, May - July 1987.
Orléans, Centre d'Art Contemporain, October 1985.
Tokyo, Seibu Contemporary Art Gallery, Julio González: Sculptures and Drawings, May - July 1987.
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