David
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George Minne (1866-1941)
David
signed 'George Minne' (on the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 16 3/8 in. (41.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1928
David
signed 'George Minne' (on the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 16 3/8 in. (41.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1928
Provenance
The artist’s family.
Mr Menzel, New York, by whom acquired directly from the above, and thence by descent to his wife, Mrs Menzel; sale, Sotheby’s, London, 29 June 1978, lot 291.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Mr Menzel, New York, by whom acquired directly from the above, and thence by descent to his wife, Mrs Menzel; sale, Sotheby’s, London, 29 June 1978, lot 291.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
L. van Puyvelde, George Minne, Brussels, 1930, no. 102, p. 84 (another cast illustrated pl. 123).
C. Ekels, 'George Minne' in Elsevier, no. XXIV, p. 378 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat., George Minne en de kunst rond 1900, Ghent, 1982, no. 212, p. 248 (another cast illustrated).
C. Ekels, 'George Minne' in Elsevier, no. XXIV, p. 378 (another cast illustrated).
Exh. cat., George Minne en de kunst rond 1900, Ghent, 1982, no. 212, p. 248 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibited
Bremen, Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, George Minne: ein Anfang der Moderne, October 2013 - January 2014, p. 118 (illustrated pp. 3 & 50); this exhibition later travelled to The Hague, Museum Beelden aan Zee.
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