Lot Essay
Dr. Alain Kotlar will include this sculpture in his forthcoming Despiau catalogue raisonné currently in preparation.
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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK ESTATE
Charles Despiau (1874-1946)
Paulette
Details
Charles Despiau (1874-1946)
Paulette
signed 'Despiau' (on the right side); signed again and inscribed 'A.J. JILLARD BIEN CORDIALEMENT C. DESPIAU' (on the back left side); inscribed with foundry mark 'ALEXIS RUDIER FONDEUR.PARIS' (on the back)
bronze with black patina
Height: 12½ in. (31.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1907; this bronze version cast at a later date
Paulette
signed 'Despiau' (on the right side); signed again and inscribed 'A.J. JILLARD BIEN CORDIALEMENT C. DESPIAU' (on the back left side); inscribed with foundry mark 'ALEXIS RUDIER FONDEUR.PARIS' (on the back)
bronze with black patina
Height: 12½ in. (31.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1907; this bronze version cast at a later date
Literature
M. Palmer, Charles Despiau, New York, 1929.
F. Watson, "Charles Despiau," The Arts Portfolio Series, 1928 (another cast illustrated).
L. Deshairs, Charles Despiau, Paris, 1930, no. 2 (plaster version illustrated).
W. George, "Despiau," Modern Sculptors, London, 1958, no. 2 (plaster version illustrated, pl. 32).
F. Watson, "Charles Despiau," The Arts Portfolio Series, 1928 (another cast illustrated).
L. Deshairs, Charles Despiau, Paris, 1930, no. 2 (plaster version illustrated).
W. George, "Despiau," Modern Sculptors, London, 1958, no. 2 (plaster version illustrated, pl. 32).