Lot No. 1256


Henri Laurens *


Henri Laurens * - Modern Art

(Paris 1885–1954)
Figure à la draperie debout, 1929, terracotta, monogrammed HL, numbered 2/6, height 19 cm, (PP)

Executed in plaster in 1929, this work was also cast that same year in terracotta in an edition of 7 copies, 0/6–6/6. Laurens would later also produced a larger version of the figure in alabaster.

Provenance:
Galerie Leiris, Paris (label on the bottom)
Svenske Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm
Private Collection
Sotheby’s London, 27.6.2001, lot 157
Private Collection, Italy

Exhibition:
Pistoia, Grand maestri, piccole sculture, da Depero a Beverly Pepper, Palazzo Sozzifanti, 6 April – 30 June 2013, exh. cat., page 54; ill. page 55 (curated by Lara Vinca Masini)

Literature:
Werner Hoffmann, The sculpture of Henri Laurens, New York, 1970, plate 113, ill. of the version in alabaster.

Specialist: Mag. Patricia Pálffy Mag. Patricia Pálffy
+43-1-515 60-386

patricia.palffy@dorotheum.at

22.05.2014 - 19:00

Realized price: **
EUR 36,900.-
Estimate:
EUR 15,000.- to EUR 20,000.-

Henri Laurens *


(Paris 1885–1954)
Figure à la draperie debout, 1929, terracotta, monogrammed HL, numbered 2/6, height 19 cm, (PP)

Executed in plaster in 1929, this work was also cast that same year in terracotta in an edition of 7 copies, 0/6–6/6. Laurens would later also produced a larger version of the figure in alabaster.

Provenance:
Galerie Leiris, Paris (label on the bottom)
Svenske Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm
Private Collection
Sotheby’s London, 27.6.2001, lot 157
Private Collection, Italy

Exhibition:
Pistoia, Grand maestri, piccole sculture, da Depero a Beverly Pepper, Palazzo Sozzifanti, 6 April – 30 June 2013, exh. cat., page 54; ill. page 55 (curated by Lara Vinca Masini)

Literature:
Werner Hoffmann, The sculpture of Henri Laurens, New York, 1970, plate 113, ill. of the version in alabaster.

Specialist: Mag. Patricia Pálffy Mag. Patricia Pálffy
+43-1-515 60-386

patricia.palffy@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Modern Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 22.05.2014 - 19:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 10.05. - 22.05.2014


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