Lot 468
468
Henri Laurens (1885-1954)
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Henri Laurens (1885-1954)

Baigneuse couchée

Details
Henri Laurens (1885-1954)
Baigneuse couchée
numbered '2/6' (underneath)
unglazed terracotta
6¼ x 14 x 4in. (16.1 x 35.5 x 10.5cm.)
Conceived circa 1925 and executed in an edition of 6
Provenance
Galerie Simon, Paris
Lady Norton, London
Thence by descent to the present owner
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Lot Essay

D.-H. Kahnweiler established Galerie Simon in 1921 and, in the same year, became Laurens' dealer. Since neither Kahnweiler nor Laurens had the funds to produce bronzes at this time, many of the latter's works were created in terracotta.

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