Lot Essay
Other examples of the present model, variants of which were carved in alabaster, are in the collections of the Lachaise Foundation and the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon.
The Property of
A LADY
GASTON LACHAISE (1882-1935)
Details
GASTON LACHAISE (1882-1935)
'Sleeping Gull', A Silvered Bronze Figure
inscribed 'G. LACHAISE © 1927'
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high, including original stepped glass base (chipped)
'Sleeping Gull', A Silvered Bronze Figure
inscribed 'G. LACHAISE © 1927'
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high, including original stepped glass base (chipped)
Provenance
Arthur F. Egner (by tradition, acquired directly from the artist)
Emily Egner Madden; sold Christie's New York, May 30, 1986,
sale 6142, lot 254
Emily Egner Madden; sold Christie's New York, May 30, 1986,
sale 6142, lot 254
Literature
M. Knoedler & Co., Gaston Lachaise 1882-1935, New York, 1947, cat. no. 11 (alabaster variant, sold Christie's New York, March 16, 1990, sale # 7020, Lot 354A)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gaston Lachaise 1882-1935: Sculpture and Drawings, Los Angeles, 1964, cat. no. 61 (alabaster variant in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art)
H. Kramer, et al., The Sculpture of Gaston Lachaise, New York, 1967, cat. no. 41
D. Waters, Gaston Lachaise, The Art Gallery: California State College, San Bernardino, Ca., 1980, pp. 20, fig. 26, cat. no. 18
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gaston Lachaise 1882-1935: Sculpture and Drawings, Los Angeles, 1964, cat. no. 61 (alabaster variant in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art)
H. Kramer, et al., The Sculpture of Gaston Lachaise, New York, 1967, cat. no. 41
D. Waters, Gaston Lachaise, The Art Gallery: California State College, San Bernardino, Ca., 1980, pp. 20, fig. 26, cat. no. 18