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Madame Rhodia Dufet Bourdelle has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work
Details
Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)
Grande Baigneuse accroupie
marked and numbered c By Bourdelle No. 1 and stamped with the foundry mark Coubertin, bronze with green patina
40½in. (103cm.) high
Conceived in 1906-07 and cast in an edition of 8 (?) at a later date
Grande Baigneuse accroupie
marked and numbered c By Bourdelle No. 1 and stamped with the foundry mark Coubertin, bronze with green patina
40½in. (103cm.) high
Conceived in 1906-07 and cast in an edition of 8 (?) at a later date
Provenance
The Artist's Estate
Literature
P. Descarques, Bourdelle, Paris, 1954, p. 28 (the smaller version illustrated)
I. Jianou and M. Dufet, Bourdelle, Paris, 1975, no. 341, p. 98 (another cast illustrated)
P. Cannon-Brookes, Emile Antoine Bourdelle, London, 1984, p. 39 (the plaster cast illustrated)
I. Jianou and M. Dufet, Bourdelle, Paris, 1975, no. 341, p. 98 (another cast illustrated)
P. Cannon-Brookes, Emile Antoine Bourdelle, London, 1984, p. 39 (the plaster cast illustrated)