Sale 5075
Paris
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2 - 3 December 2003
Price realised
EUR 8,812
Estimate
STATUE EN BRONZE REPRESENTANT SILENE IVRE ITALIE, XVIème SIECLE ET ELEMENTS PROBABLEMENT POSTERIEURS Sur une plinthe en bronze carrée et sur un socle en marbre gris rapporté; Avec une patine brun roux et des zones plus claires; défaut de moulage Hauteur: 62,2 cm. (24½ in.)
Provenance
Rodolphe Hottinguer (1835-1920).
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Post Lot Text
A 16TH CENTURY BRONZE FIGURE OF THE DRUNKEN SILENUS
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014