Kiki de Montparnasse (Kiki of Montparnasse)
Details
Pablo Gargallo (1881-1934)
Kiki de Montparnasse (Kiki of Montparnasse)
signed with monogram, numbered and stamped with Coubertin foundry mark 'PG E.A. 2/3 EC' (on the reverse)
bronze with gold patina
Height: 8.1/8 in. (20.7 cm.)
Width: 6.5/8 in. (16.8 cm.)
Depth: 4 in. (12.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1928; this bronze version cast by the estate of the artist
Kiki de Montparnasse (Kiki of Montparnasse)
signed with monogram, numbered and stamped with Coubertin foundry mark 'PG E.A. 2/3 EC' (on the reverse)
bronze with gold patina
Height: 8.1/8 in. (20.7 cm.)
Width: 6.5/8 in. (16.8 cm.)
Depth: 4 in. (12.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1928; this bronze version cast by the estate of the artist
Provenance
Madeleine Chalette Lejwa, New York (acquired from the above by the present owner)
Literature
B. Klver and J. Martin, Kiki's Paris: Artists and Lovers 1900-1930, New York, 1989, p. 245 (another version illustrated).
ed. Muse Rodin, Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1970, no. 57 (another cast illustrated).
P. Courthion and P. Anguera-Gargallo, L'oeuvre complet de Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1973, p. 151, no. 113 (another cast illustrated).
J. Anguera, Gargallo, Paris, 1979, pp. 128-129, pls. 122-123 (another cast illustrated).
ed. Muse Rodin, Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1970, no. 57 (another cast illustrated).
P. Courthion and P. Anguera-Gargallo, L'oeuvre complet de Pablo Gargallo, Paris, 1973, p. 151, no. 113 (another cast illustrated).
J. Anguera, Gargallo, Paris, 1979, pp. 128-129, pls. 122-123 (another cast illustrated).
Sale room notice
A photo-certificate from Pierrette Gargallo Anguera dated Paris, 2 November 1980 accompanies this work.