Lot Essay
The French painter Simon Lévy (1886-1973) became a close friend of Rik Wouters in 1909.
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Simon Lévy
Details
Rik Wouters (1882-1916)
Simon Lévy
signed and with foundry mark 'Rik Wouters FONrie Nle des Bronzes Petermann St. Gilles Bruxelles' (on the back)
bronze with a brown patina
30 cm. high (excl. the stone base)
Conceived in 1911 and cast in an unknown edition (This is probably a lifetime cast).
Simon Lévy
signed and with foundry mark 'Rik Wouters FONrie Nle des Bronzes Petermann St. Gilles Bruxelles' (on the back)
bronze with a brown patina
30 cm. high (excl. the stone base)
Conceived in 1911 and cast in an unknown edition (This is probably a lifetime cast).
Literature
R. Avermaete, Rik Wouters, Brussels 1986, p. 215.
O. Bertrand, S. Hautekeete, Rik Wouters. Kroniek van een leven, Antwerp 1994, p. 101 (illustration of another cast).
O. Bertrand, S. Hautekeete, Rik Wouters. Kroniek van een leven, Antwerp 1994, p. 101 (illustration of another cast).
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