Pablo Gargallo (1881-1934)

Masque de Kiki de Montparnasse

Details

Pablo Gargallo (1881-1934)
Masque de Kiki de Montparnasse
signed 'P. Gargallo' (on the reverse)
bronze with brown patina
Executed in 1928

Literature

B. Klüver and J. Martin, Kiki's Paris, Artists and Lovers, 1900-1930, New York (another cast illustrated p.245).
Musée Rodin, Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1970 (illustration of the gold patinated bronze, no.57).
P. Courthion and P. Anguera-Gargallo, L'Oeuvre complet de Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1973, no.113 (another cast illustrated p. 151).
J. Anguera, Gargallo, Paris, 1979, pp.122-3 (another cast illustrated pp. 128-9).

Sale room notice

The estimate for this work should be ¨40,000-60,000.

Lot Essay

Gargallo crafted this sculpture of Kiki in his own unique style. His method of construction consisted of welding scraps of sheet metal together. Kiki was the first masque to be executed in bronze. It was cast, as were succeeding bronzes, in an edition of seven with an additional three artist's proofs.

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