Sale 2138
New York
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11 February 2009
Price realised
USD 20,000
Estimate
Roger De La Fresnaye (1885-1925) Eve signed and numbered 'R. de la FRESNAYE no 6.' (on the right side of the base); stamped with foundry mark 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the top of the base) bronze with black patina Length: 17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) Conceived in 1910-1911, this bronze version cast circa 1950-1955
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 21 October 2004, lot 401. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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Literature
E. Nebelthau, Roger de la Fresnaye, Paris, 1935 (another cast illustrated, n.p.).
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