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Autoportrait , 1973 (Executed)
Lot #35 |
2025-02-12 |
Sotheby's, Paris
Contemporary Discoveries Including the Marcel Lehmann Lefranc Collection
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
EUR 2,000 - 3,000 (currency of sale)
USD 2,170 - 3,255 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: PF2555
Auction name: Contemporary Discoveries Including the Marcel Lehmann Lefranc Collection
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Paris
Start date: 2025-02-12
End date: 2025-02-20
Currency: EUR
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: 40 x 16 x 12 cm
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
40
Width In Centimeters:
16
Depth In Centimeters:
12
Height In Inches:
15.75
Width In Inches:
6.25
Depth In Inches:
4.75
Height In Centimeters:
40
Width In Centimeters:
16
Depth In Centimeters:
12
Height In Inches:
15.75
Width In Inches:
6.25
Depth In Inches:
4.75
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Year notes: Executed in 1973.
Provenance
Marcel Lehmann-Lefranc, Paris (acquired from the artist in 1974) Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, César , June - October 1997, p. 152, illustrated Paris, Musée National d'art moderne - Centre Pompidou, César, la rétrospective , December 2017 - March 2018, p. 168
Literature
Exh. Cat., Paris, Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, Passions privées: Art moderne et contemporain dans les Collections particulières en France , December 1995 - March 1996, p. 421, illustrated
Catalog summary
The Marcel Lehmann-Lefranc Collection César 1921 - 1998 Autoportrait plaster, string, plaster strips, wood, foam and iron 40 x 16 x 12 cm; 15 ¾ x 6 ¼ x 4 ¾ in. Executed in 1973. This work is registered in the archives of Mrs Denyse Durand-Ruel under number 5374. _____________________________________________________________ Collection Marcel Lehmann-Lefranc César 1921 - 1998 Autoportrait plâtre, ficelle, bandes plâtrées, bois, mousse et fer 40 x 16 x 12 cm; 15 ¾ x 6 ¼ x 4 ¾ in. Exécuté en 1973. Cette œuvre est enregistrée dans les archives de Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel sous le numéro 5374. Provenance Marcel Lehmann-Lefranc, Paris (acquired from the artist in 1974) Thence by descent to the present owner Exhibited Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, César , June - October 1997, p. 152, illustrated Paris, Musée National d'art moderne - Centre Pompidou, César, la rétrospective , December 2017 - March 2018, p. 168 Literature Exh. Cat., Paris, Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, Passions privées: Art moderne et contemporain dans les Collections particulières en France , December 1995 - March 1996, p. 421, illustrated