細節
Germaine Richier (1904-1959)
Le Christ d'Assy
bronze with black patina
height: 17 3/4in. (45cm.)
Executed circa 1950, this work is the maquette for Le Christ d'Assy, which was commissioned for the church of Assy, Haute Savoie. The resulting sculpture provoked a national scandal and brought Richier to the notice of a broad French public.
Le Christ d'Assy
bronze with black patina
height: 17 3/4in. (45cm.)
Executed circa 1950, this work is the maquette for Le Christ d'Assy, which was commissioned for the church of Assy, Haute Savoie. The resulting sculpture provoked a national scandal and brought Richier to the notice of a broad French public.
來源
Galerie Gerald Cramer, Geneva
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in 1957
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in 1957
出版
Galerie Creuzevault, Germaine Richier 1904-1959, Paris 1966 (illustration of the cast of a larger version)
Frances Morris, Paris, Post-War Art and Existentialism: 1945-1955, Tate Gallery, London 1993, fig. 21, p. 41 (illustration of the cast of a larger version)
Frances Morris, Paris, Post-War Art and Existentialism: 1945-1955, Tate Gallery, London 1993, fig. 21, p. 41 (illustration of the cast of a larger version)