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Provenance

Otto Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York. Private collection (acquired from the above, October 1961); sale, Christie’s, New York, 14 November 1989, lot 70. Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York (acquired at the above sale). Acquired by the late owner, 1999.

Literature

M. Raynal, Jacques Lipchitz, Paris, 1947, p. 16 (another cast illustrated in situ at the Museum of Modern Art, New York). A.C. Ritchie, Sculpture of the Twentieth Century, New York, 1952, p. 140 (another cast illustrated in situ at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, p. 141). A.H. Barr, ed., Masters of Modern Art, New York, 1958, p. 86 (another cast illustrated in situ at the Museum of Modern Art, New York). R. Goldwater, Lipchitz, New York, 1959, no. 14 (another cast illustrated in situ at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; titled Figures ). A.M. Hammacher, Jacques Lipchitz, His Sculpture , New York, 1960, pp. 46-47 and 173 (another cast illustrated on the cover; another cast illustrated again in situ at the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, pls. 45-46). Fifty Years of Lipchitz Sculpture , exh. cat., Otto Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York, 1961, p. 26 (illustrated). H.H. Arnason, Jacques Lipchitz: Sketches in Bronze , New York, 1969, p. 9 (another cast illustrated in situ at the artist's home, Hastings-on-Hudson, p. 9, fig. 3). J. Lipchitz and H.H. Arnason, My Life in Sculpture , London, 1972, pp. 89-91, no. 75 (another cast illustrated in situ at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, p. 91). T. Vischer, Skulptur im 20. Jahrhundert , Basel, 1984, pp. 104 and 226, no. 112 (another cast illustrated in situ at the Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo, p. 105). A.G. Wilkinson, “Paris and London: Modigliani, Lipchitz, Epstein and Gaudier-Brzeska” in Primitivism in 20th Century Art, New York, 1984, vol. II, p. 429 (another cast illustrated in color in situ at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, p. 428). A.G. Wilkinson, The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz: A Catalogue Raisonné , London, 1996, vol. I, pp. 77 and 189, no. 206 (another cast illustrated, pp. 77 and 189). Special notice On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. Where Christie's has provided a Minimum Price Guarantee it is at risk of making a loss, which can be significant, if the lot fails to sell. Christie's therefore sometimes chooses to share that risk with a third party. In such cases the third party agrees prior to the auction to place an irrevocable written bid on the lot. The third party is therefore committed to bidding on the lot and, even if there are no other bids, buying the lot at the level of the written bid unless there are any higher bids. In doing so, the third party takes on all or part of the risk of the lot not being sold. If the lot is not sold, the third party may incur a loss. The third party will be remunerated in exchange for accepting this risk based on a fixed fee if the third party is the successful bidder or on the final hammer price in the event that the third party is not the successful bidder. The third party may also bid for the lot above the written bid. Third party guarantors are required by us to disclose to anyone they are advising their financial interest in any lots they are guaranteeing. However, for the avoidance of any doubt, if you are advised by or bidding through an agent on a lot identified as being subject to a third party guarantee you should always ask your agent to confirm whether or not he or she has a financial interest in relation to the lot.

Catalog summary

Details JACQUES LIPCHITZ (1891-1973) Figure signed, numbered, stamped with foundry mark and marked with thumbprint ‘JLipchitz 4/7 MODERN ART FDRY. N.Y.’ (on the back of the base) bronze with black patina Height: 83 in. (210.8 cm.) Conceived in 1926-1930; this bronze version cast by 1961