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Le Poisson (The Fish)
Details
CÉSAR (1921-1998)
Le Poisson (The Fish)
signed, numbered, dated 'César 1957 6⁄6' and stamped with foundry mark 'CIRE A.VALSUANI PERDUE' (on the base)
bronze
19 ¼ x 33 1⁄8 x 7 1/8in. (49 x 84 x 18cm.)
Conceived in 1955, cast in 1957, this work is number six from an edition of six plus one artist's proof
Le Poisson (The Fish)
signed, numbered, dated 'César 1957 6⁄6' and stamped with foundry mark 'CIRE A.VALSUANI PERDUE' (on the base)
bronze
19 ¼ x 33 1⁄8 x 7 1/8in. (49 x 84 x 18cm.)
Conceived in 1955, cast in 1957, this work is number six from an edition of six plus one artist's proof
Provenance
Roger and Josette Vanthournout, Belgium, and thence by descent.
Literature
César, exh. cat., Paris, Centre National d’Art Contemporain, 1970 (iron version illustrated, p. 26).
P. Cabanne, César par César, Paris 1971 (iron version illustrated, unpaged).
D. Durand-Ruel, César, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I, 1947-1964, Paris 1994, pp. 104 and 439, no. 116 (iron version, illustrated p. 105).
P. Cabanne, César par César, Paris 1971 (iron version illustrated, unpaged).
D. Durand-Ruel, César, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I, 1947-1964, Paris 1994, pp. 104 and 439, no. 116 (iron version, illustrated p. 105).
Exhibited
Marseille, Musée Cantini; Duisburg, Wilhelm Lerhmbruck Museum; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, César, Une Rétrospective, 1966, no.4 (another from the edition exhibited, unpaged).
Paris, Galerie Creuzevault, César : fers 1950-1960, bronzes, 1971 (another from the edition exhibited, unpaged).
Paris, Galerie Creuzevault, César : fers 1950-1960, bronzes, 1971 (another from the edition exhibited, unpaged).
Further details
This work is recorded in the archives of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel under no. 211, with the approval of Madame Stéphanie Busuttil, holder of César's moral rights.
Brought to you by
Charlie Campbell-Gray
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