Joseph CSAKY (1888-1971) Sleeping Woman Bronze proof with brown patina Signed and founder's mark "Alexis RUDIER Fondeur Paris". H. 16.5 cm - W. 41.5 cm - D. 16.5 cm Bibliography : Félix Marcilhac, "Joseph Csaky, catalogue raisonné des sculptures", Paris, Ed. de l'amateur, 2007, N°1930-FM.169 (repr.), p. 352. Exhibition: Amsterdam, Kunsthandel Huinck & Scherjon, 1934, N°29. Described in the Alexis Rodier cast book as having been executed on 11 March 1930, and then exhibited four years later in Amsterdam, the present sculpture appears to be a rediscovery. In fact, it remained unlocated and with dimensions not listed in the 2007 catalogue raisonné by Mr Félix Marcilhac. Documented by a Marc Vaux photograph and the Csaky photographic archives (AC.63), this bronze is a precious example of Joseph Csaky's art at the dawn of the 1930s.