Lot Essay
It has been suggested that the model for this work was Pablo Picasso.
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Jeune homme la marguerite
Details
Pablo Gargallo (1881-1934)
Jeune homme la marguerite
inscribed with the signature and numbered 'P. Gargallo no. 3' (on the upper face of the bronze base)
bronze with brown patina
17 1/4in. (69cm.) high including wooden base
Conceived in terracotta in 1927, this bronze version cast at a later date in an edition of seven plus three artist's proofs
Jeune homme la marguerite
inscribed with the signature and numbered 'P. Gargallo no. 3' (on the upper face of the bronze base)
bronze with brown patina
17 1/4in. (69cm.) high including wooden base
Conceived in terracotta in 1927, this bronze version cast at a later date in an edition of seven plus three artist's proofs
Provenance
Acquired from Mme. Gargallo, the artist's wife, by the Obelisk Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owners on 26 July 1966
Acquired from the above by the present owners on 26 July 1966
Literature
ed. A. de Ridder, 'Pablo Gargallo', Cahier 10 Slction, Antwerp July 1930 (the terracotta version illustrated p. 58 and titled l'Homme la Fleur). G. di San Lazzaro, P. Courthion & P. Anguera-Gargallo, Pablo Gargallo, Catalogue Raisonn, Milan 1973, no. 100a, p. 149 (the terracotta version illustrated p. 148).