CÉSAR (1921–1998) Gilles’s Skates, 1987 Welded bronze cast with a black patina Signed on the plinth Bocquel foundry mark and numbered HC 2/2 on the plinth 93 x 50 x 95 cm Dark patinated welded bronze Signed on the base Foundry mark: Bocquel, and numbered HC 2/2 on the base 36 5/8 x 19 5/8 x 37 3/8 in. Provenance Private collection Bibliography Pierre Restany, César, Éditions de La Différence, 1988, a similar example reproduced in colour on page 314. This work is registered in the Denyse Durand-Ruel Archives under no. 3306. A certificate from the Denyse Durand-Ruel Archives will be issued to the purchaser.