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Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
La femme enceinte, 1er état
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
La femme enceinte, 1er état
stamped with foundry mark 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE’ (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 41 ¼ in. (104.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1950; this bronze version cast circa 1951-1953
La femme enceinte, 1er état
stamped with foundry mark 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE’ (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 41 ¼ in. (104.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1950; this bronze version cast circa 1951-1953
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris (Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler), Paris.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (acquired from the above with funds gifted by Louise Reinhardt Smith, 1956).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, December 2003).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 14 October 2005.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (acquired from the above with funds gifted by Louise Reinhardt Smith, 1956).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, December 2003).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 14 October 2005.
Literature
Xe Salon de mai, exh. cat., Musée municipal d’art moderne, Paris, 1954, p. 15.
A.H. Barr, Jr., “Painting and Sculpture Acquisitions, July 1, 1955 through December 31, 1956” in The Museum of Modern Art Bulletin, vol. XXIV, no. 4, summer 1957, p. 38, no. 1330.
F. Gilot and C. Lake, Life with Picasso, New York, 1964, p. 320.
R. Penrose, Picasso: His Life and Work, London, 1981, p. 384, no. 5 (another cast illustrated, pl. XXIV).
W. Spies, Picasso: Das Plastiche Werk, Stuttgart, 1983, p. 387, no. 349 (plaster version illustrated, p. 347).
B. Rose, B. Ruiz-Picasso, P. Karmel and N. Spector, eds., Picasso: 200 capolavori dal 1898 al 1972, exh. cat., Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2001, p. 361 (another cast illustrated, no. 147).
E. Cowling and J. Golding, Picasso: Sculptor/Painter, exh. cat., Tate, London, 1994, pp. 140 and 276, no. 108 (another cast illustrated, p. 140; another version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, p. 235, fig. 62).
J. Richardson, ed., Picasso and Francoise Gilot: Paris Vallauris, 1943-1953, exh. cat., Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2012, pp. 104, 106 and 359, no. 107 (plaster version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, pp. 104 and 106; another cast illustrated in color, pp. 107 and 359).
J. Lebrero Stals, ed., Pablo Picasso: Album de Familia, exh. cat., Museo Picasso, Málaga, 2013, pp. 94 and 147 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 95).
C. Giménez, ed., Picasso Sculptor: Matter and Body, exh. cat., Guggenheim Bilbao, 2023, p. 139 (another cast illustrated in color; another cast illustrated, p. 101).
A.H. Barr, Jr., “Painting and Sculpture Acquisitions, July 1, 1955 through December 31, 1956” in The Museum of Modern Art Bulletin, vol. XXIV, no. 4, summer 1957, p. 38, no. 1330.
F. Gilot and C. Lake, Life with Picasso, New York, 1964, p. 320.
R. Penrose, Picasso: His Life and Work, London, 1981, p. 384, no. 5 (another cast illustrated, pl. XXIV).
W. Spies, Picasso: Das Plastiche Werk, Stuttgart, 1983, p. 387, no. 349 (plaster version illustrated, p. 347).
B. Rose, B. Ruiz-Picasso, P. Karmel and N. Spector, eds., Picasso: 200 capolavori dal 1898 al 1972, exh. cat., Palazzo Reale, Milan, 2001, p. 361 (another cast illustrated, no. 147).
E. Cowling and J. Golding, Picasso: Sculptor/Painter, exh. cat., Tate, London, 1994, pp. 140 and 276, no. 108 (another cast illustrated, p. 140; another version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, p. 235, fig. 62).
J. Richardson, ed., Picasso and Francoise Gilot: Paris Vallauris, 1943-1953, exh. cat., Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2012, pp. 104, 106 and 359, no. 107 (plaster version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, pp. 104 and 106; another cast illustrated in color, pp. 107 and 359).
J. Lebrero Stals, ed., Pablo Picasso: Album de Familia, exh. cat., Museo Picasso, Málaga, 2013, pp. 94 and 147 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 95).
C. Giménez, ed., Picasso Sculptor: Matter and Body, exh. cat., Guggenheim Bilbao, 2023, p. 139 (another cast illustrated in color; another cast illustrated, p. 101).
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Recent European Acquisitions, November 1956-January 1957, p. 4.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art and The Art Institute of Chicago, Picasso: 75th Anniversary Exhibition, May-December 1957, p. 102 (illustrated).
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Picasso: A Loan Exhibition of His Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints and Illustrated Books, January-February 1958, p. 124, no. 34.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Picasso in The Museum of Modern Art: 80th Birthday Exhibition, May-September 1962.
The Art Gallery of Toronto and The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Picasso and Man: Retrospective 1898-1961, January-March 1964, pp. 21 and 139, no. 249 (illustrated, p. 139).
The Art Institute of Chicago, Sculpture: A Generation of Innovation, June-August 1967.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, The Sculpture of Picasso, October 1967-January 1968, pp. 28, 45, 124 and 223, no. 105 (illustrated, p. 125).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Picasso in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, February-April 1972, pp. 7, 10, 172 and 243, no. 171 (illustrated, p. 173).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective, May-September 1980, pp. 382 and 399 (illustrated, p. 399).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Masterworks from the Louise Reinhardt Smith Collection, May-August 1995, pp. 9, 14, 16, 58, 89 and 94 (illustrated in color, p. 59; illustrated again in situ with Louise Reinhardt Smith, p. 15).
London, Gagosian Gallery, Picasso: The Mediterranean Years, 1945-1962, June-August 2010, p. 374, no. 91 (illustrated in color; illustrated in color again, pp. 90-91).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art and The Art Institute of Chicago, Picasso: 75th Anniversary Exhibition, May-December 1957, p. 102 (illustrated).
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Picasso: A Loan Exhibition of His Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints and Illustrated Books, January-February 1958, p. 124, no. 34.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Picasso in The Museum of Modern Art: 80th Birthday Exhibition, May-September 1962.
The Art Gallery of Toronto and The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Picasso and Man: Retrospective 1898-1961, January-March 1964, pp. 21 and 139, no. 249 (illustrated, p. 139).
The Art Institute of Chicago, Sculpture: A Generation of Innovation, June-August 1967.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, The Sculpture of Picasso, October 1967-January 1968, pp. 28, 45, 124 and 223, no. 105 (illustrated, p. 125).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Picasso in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, February-April 1972, pp. 7, 10, 172 and 243, no. 171 (illustrated, p. 173).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Pablo Picasso: A Retrospective, May-September 1980, pp. 382 and 399 (illustrated, p. 399).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Masterworks from the Louise Reinhardt Smith Collection, May-August 1995, pp. 9, 14, 16, 58, 89 and 94 (illustrated in color, p. 59; illustrated again in situ with Louise Reinhardt Smith, p. 15).
London, Gagosian Gallery, Picasso: The Mediterranean Years, 1945-1962, June-August 2010, p. 374, no. 91 (illustrated in color; illustrated in color again, pp. 90-91).
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