Lot no. 123
CÉSAR BALDACCINI (1921-1998) QUELQUES CORNIÈRES', known as the plaque chevalier, circa 1957-1973. Bronze sculpture with gold patina on steel base, signed and dated 1957, numbered 7/8, foundry stamp on the edge of the base. Blanchet Fondeur Paris. Height: 44, Width: 33.5, Depth: 12.5 cm. (16.77 x 11.70 x 5.46 in.) The work is listed in the Denyse Durand-Ruel archives under no. 237. Exhibitions : Paris, Galerie Creuze, sculpture d'aujourd'hui, 1963, a similar example. Tokyo, Galerie Yoshii, César, 1982, a similar copy. Bibliography: Edouard Jaguer, Poétique de la sculpture, Cahier du Musée de Poche, 1960, a similar copy. Catalogue Exhibition Galerie Yoshii, Tokyo, n°16, a similar copy Jean-Charles Hachet, César ou les métamorphoses d'un grand art, Editions Varia, Paris, 1989, a similar copy reproduced under n°34 p.30 . Denyse Durand-Ruel, César, Catalogue raisonné, volume I, 1947-1964, Editions de la Différence, 1994, reproduced under n°202 p.177 . Comment: In 1973, bronze edition, Fondeur Landowski, 8 ex+1EA +3 HC Work published with different dates. This sculpture was sometimes published with the title 'Plaque Chevalier', named after Denys Chevalier, the first owner of the welded iron.
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