Lot Essay
The gesture of the present lot can be interpreted as a Soefi posture of prayer.
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Staande met opgeheven armen
Details
Charlotte van Pallandt (Dutch, 1898-1997)
Staande met opgeheven armen
signed with monogram and with foundry mark 'Susse fondeurs Paris' (on the bronze base)
bronze with a green black patina
22 cm. high (incl. bronze base)
Conceived circa 1952-1954 and cast in an edition of circa 10.
Staande met opgeheven armen
signed with monogram and with foundry mark 'Susse fondeurs Paris' (on the bronze base)
bronze with a green black patina
22 cm. high (incl. bronze base)
Conceived circa 1952-1954 and cast in an edition of circa 10.
Provenance
Kunsthandel M.L. de Boer, Amsterdam, where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
L. Tegenbosch and M. Koekkoek, Charlotte van Pallandt, Beelden en tekeningen, Zwolle 1993, p. 112, no. 56 (another cast ill.)
Special notice
Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
Sale room notice
Please note that the entry should read:
-and with foundry mark 'Susse fondeurs Paris' (on the bronze base)
-and with foundry mark 'Susse fondeurs Paris' (on the bronze base)