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Hildo Krop (1884-1970)
Female nude, a torso
Details
Hildo Krop (1884-1970)
Female nude, a torso
glazed light brown ceramic
23 cm. high (excl. wooden base)
Conceived in 1950 in an edition of two (one in terracotta and the present lot).
Literature
E.J. Lagerweij-Polak, Hildo Krop, beeldhouwer, The Hague 1992, p. 127, no. V143 (the terracotta version illus.)
Exhibited
The Hague, Kunsthandel G.J. Scherpel, Herdenkingstentoonstelling Hildo Krop (1884-1970), 26 February - 24 March 1984, cat.no. 11 (illus.)
Special notice
Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.
Lot Essay
This is the ceramic version of the terracotta sculpture, presently in the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (Lagerweij-Polak, no. V143)