BALTASAR LOBO (Cerecinos de Campos 1910-1993 Paris) La source. 1982. Bronze, green patina. Signed and numbered below on back of the leg: Lobo 2/8. With foundry stamp on underarm: Susse Fondeur Paris. 24 × 52 × 26 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Spain. Literature: - Joseph-Émile Muller: Lobo. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre sculpté, Lausanne 1985, no. 518 (ill.). - Kosme de Barañano, María Luz de Cárdenas and María Jaum: Lobo. Catalogo razonado de esculturas, Madrid 2021, p. 397, no. 8213 (ill.). Inspired by the sculptures of his master Henri Laurens, the timeless bronzes of Constantin Brancusi and the organic forms of Hans Arp, Baltasar Lobo finds his own formal language. "La source" is a typical sculpture by the Spanish sculptor among his mature late work. As is often the case with Lobo, this bronze depicts a female figure. Our lady lies on one elbow and turns towards the viewer, faceless. Lobo, as a master of volume, manages to create a harmonious figure through his striking use of sinuous lines and gentle curves in combination with the smooth surface. * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration. ------------------------------------------------- BALTASAR LOBO (Cerecinos de Campos 1910-1993 Paris) La source. 1982. Bronze, green patina. Signed and numbered on the lower back leg: Lobo 2/8. With the foundry stamp on the forearm: Susse Fondeur Paris. 24 × 52 × 26 cm. Provenance: Private property, Spain. Literature: - Joseph-Émile Muller: Lobo. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre sculpté, Lausanne 1985, no. 518 (with illus.). - Kosme de Barañano, María Luz de Cárdenas and María Jaum: Lobo. Catalogo razonado de esculturas, Madrid 2021, p. 397, no. 8213 (with illus.). Inspired by the sculptures of his master Henri Laurens, the timeless bronzes of Constantin Brancusi and the organic forms of Hans Arp, Baltasar Lobo found his own formal language. "La source" represents a typical sculpture by the Spanish sculptor from his mature late work. As is so often the case with Lobo, this bronze also depicts a female figure. Our lady is lying on her side, leaning on one elbow and turning facelessly towards the viewer. Lobo, as a master of volume, manages to compose a harmonious figure here through the striking use of sweeping lines and gentle curves in combination with the smooth surface. These objects marked with * (asterisk) are fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT will be charged on the hammer price plus buyer's premium. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will be reimbursed the VAT.