Sold by Order of the Trustees of the
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN
to benefit its Acquisition Program
CHARLES DESPIAU (1874-1946)
Details
CHARLES DESPIAU (1874-1946)
Bacchante
signed twice and numbered on the back C. Despiau 3/5, stamped on the base C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE--bronze with black patina
Height: 22½ in. (57.2 cm.)
Original plaster version executed in 1909; this larger bronze version cast in 1929, number three in an edition of five
Bacchante
signed twice and numbered on the back C. Despiau 3/5, stamped on the base C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE--bronze with black patina
Height: 22½ in. (57.2 cm.)
Original plaster version executed in 1909; this larger bronze version cast in 1929, number three in an edition of five
Provenance
Berggruen & Cie., Paris
Frank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills (1964)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (1964-1966)
Gift to the Hirshhorn Museum (1966)
Frank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills (1964)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (1964-1966)
Gift to the Hirshhorn Museum (1966)
Literature
L. Deshairs, C. Despiau, Paris, 1930, fig. no. 47 (wax version illustrated, pp. 86 and 91)