Lot Essay
This mask is a study for the Monument des Combattants et Defenseurs du Tarn, which was erected in Montauban, the sculptor's birthplace.
Property from the Collection of
ALICE TULLY
Emile Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)
Details
Emile Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)
Masque de guerrier
signed with cipher, numbered and inscribed on the neck 'no. 4 © BY BOURDELLE Susse Fondeur Paris'--bronze with green patina
Height: 11in. (28cm.)
Original version conceived 1894-1900; this bronze version cast in 1962, number four in an edition of eight with two artist's proofs
Masque de guerrier
signed with cipher, numbered and inscribed on the neck 'no. 4 © BY BOURDELLE Susse Fondeur Paris'--bronze with green patina
Height: 11in. (28cm.)
Original version conceived 1894-1900; this bronze version cast in 1962, number four in an edition of eight with two artist's proofs
Provenance
FAR Gallery, New York (acquired by Alice Tully, 1966)