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拍品專文
This sculpture belongs to the family of Lucien Clergue, the photographer, whom Jean Cocteau once described as "a poet with a camera" (in Lucien Clergue: Fifty Years of Photography Vintage and Recent Works, exh. cat., Louis Stern Fine Arts, Hollywood, 2006, p. 9). Clergue counted among his close friends some of the major artists of his day such as Jean Cocteau, Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso. When he met Picasso in 1957 the two artists developed a strong bond that would last until Picasso's death in 1973. The friendship extended to include their families--Picasso became the godfather to Lucien and Yolande Clergue's daughter, Olivia.
Yolande Clergue was introducted to Picasso in Arles during the summer of 1959. It was in the spring of 1968, however, that Picasso would present her with a small gift (Centaure ailé au hibou). As Yolande recently recalled: "Picasso had noticed my necklace made of gold bulls; he often used to touch it, and told me that one day he would make something for me. That spring, my husband and I, Jacqueline Picasso and the two engravers Piero and Ado Crommelynck, were all together in one room at Picasso's house when he disappeared for awhile. We became quite anxious as to his whereabouts but he eventually returned carrying a little sculpture. He put it in the middle of the table and we stared at it in surprise and admiration. I have kept this little treasure until now."
Please see lot 260 in the Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper sale for another lot from the Lucien Clergue Family Collection.
Yolande Clergue was introducted to Picasso in Arles during the summer of 1959. It was in the spring of 1968, however, that Picasso would present her with a small gift (Centaure ailé au hibou). As Yolande recently recalled: "Picasso had noticed my necklace made of gold bulls; he often used to touch it, and told me that one day he would make something for me. That spring, my husband and I, Jacqueline Picasso and the two engravers Piero and Ado Crommelynck, were all together in one room at Picasso's house when he disappeared for awhile. We became quite anxious as to his whereabouts but he eventually returned carrying a little sculpture. He put it in the middle of the table and we stared at it in surprise and admiration. I have kept this little treasure until now."
Please see lot 260 in the Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper sale for another lot from the Lucien Clergue Family Collection.