Property from a Distinguished East Coast Collection
Charles-Joseph Artus (1897-1978)
Canard "Coureur indien"
Details
Charles-Joseph Artus (1897-1978)
Canard "Coureur indien"
signed and stamped with foundry mark 'CH. ARTUS C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 15 7/8 in. (40.4 cm.)
Conceived and cast circa 1927
Canard "Coureur indien"
signed and stamped with foundry mark 'CH. ARTUS C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 15 7/8 in. (40.4 cm.)
Conceived and cast circa 1927
Provenance
The Sladmore Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
L. Deleplanque, Le sculpteur animalier: Charles Artus, Master’s Thesis, Université Charles de Gaulle, Lille, 2018, pp. 33-35 (plasters and other casts illustrated in color).
E. Horswell, Sculpture of Les Animaliers, 1900-1950, London, 2019, p. 34 (illustrated in color, p. 35).
E. Horswell, Sculpture of Les Animaliers, 1900-1950, London, 2019, p. 34 (illustrated in color, p. 35).
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