Ossip ZADKINE Exceptional set of twenty-eight Indian ink drawings each signed and dated Draft illustrations for Les Travaux d'Hercule circa 1943-1944 1 Combat with the Lion of Nemea (a) - 1943 India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE / 43". 61,10 x 47,80 cm - 24 x 18 ⅞ in. 2.fight with the lion of nemea (b) - 1943 Indian ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE / 43". 47,90 x 60,80 cm - 18 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 3 Fight with the Hydra of Lerna (a) - 1943 India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE / 43". 60,80 x 47,70 cm - 23 ⅞ x 18 ¾ in. 4.The Fight with the Hydra of Lerna (b) - 1943 India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE / 43". 47,70 x 60,90 cm - 18 ¾ x 24 in. 5 Fight with the Hydra of Lerna (c) - 1943 India ink on paper Signed and dated lower left "O.ZADKINE / 43". 47,60 x 60,90 cm - 18 ¾ x 24 in. 6.the doe at the foot of the bronze India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE / 43". 60,50 x 45,70 cm - 23 ⅞ x 18 in. 7.the Erymanthe boar (a) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE / 44". 45,90 x 60,50 cm - 18 ⅛ x 23 ⅞ in. 8.the Erymanthe boar (b) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE / 44". 45,40 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 9.the Erymanthe boar (c) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower left "O.ZADKINE / 44". 45,40 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 10.the birds of lake stymphale (a) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE 44". 60,40 x 45,30 cm - 23 ¾ x 17 ⅞ in. 11.The birds of Lake Stymphale (b) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE/44 45,40 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 12.birds of Lake Stymphale (c) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower left "O.ZADKINE/44 45,30 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 13.the bull of crete (a) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower left "O.ZADKINE/44 45,10 x 60,50 cm - 17 ¾ x 23 ⅞ in. 14.The bull of Crete (b) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE/44 45,20 x 60,50 cm - 17 ¾ x 23 ⅞ in. Verso Study of a bull 15. the stables of Augias India ink on paper Signed and dated lower left "O.ZADKINE /43 45,40 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 16.fight with the amazon Hippolyta (a) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 45,30 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 17.fight with the amazon Hippolyta (b) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 45,30 x 60,40 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ¾ in. 18.Géryon (a) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 44,40 x 60,50 cm - 17 ½ x 23 ⅞ in. 19.Geryon (b) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 59,50 x 45 cm - 23 ¼ x 17 ¾ in. 20.Geryon's dog (c) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 45,40 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 21.Geryon's dog (c) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 45,50 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 22.The Shepherd of Geryon (a) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 60,40 x 45,30 cm - 23 ¾ x 17 ⅞ in. 23.The apples in the garden of the Hesperides (a) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower left "O.ZADKINE /44 45,40 x 60,60 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 24.Battle with the dragon of Esperides (b) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 45,40 x 60,50 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ⅞ in. 25.the cavales of Diomedes (a) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 45,40 x 60,40 cm - 17 ⅞ x 23 ¾ in. 26.The cavals of Diomedes (b) India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 44,30 x 59,50 cm - 17 ½ x 23 ⅜ in. 27.The Columns of Hercules India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 44,30 x 59,30 cm - 17 ½ x 23 ⅜ in. 28.Cerberus India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right "O.ZADKINE /44 59,30 x 44,40 cm - 23 ⅜ x 17 ½ in. Provenance: Christophe Czwiklitzer Collection To the present owners by inheritance Exhibitions : Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Zadkine, recent works, February 1948, no. 53 Bibliography: O.Zadkine, Les travaux d'Hercule, 28 illustrations, Christophe Czwiklitzer, Paris, 1960, reproduced Set of 28 works; India ink on paper (each); signed and dated (each) Ossip ZADKINE