Lot 123 - CÉSAR BALDACCINI (1921-1998) 'SOME CORNERS', known as a knight's plaque, circa 1957-1973.

Starting price : 12000€

CAESAR BALDACCINI (1921-1998)
'SOME CORNERS', said knight plaque, circa 1957-1973.
Bronze sculpture with golden patina on a 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 number 237.
Exhibitions: Paris, Galerie Creuze, sculpture of today, 1963, a similar copy.
Tokyo, Yoshii Gallery, César, 1982, a similar copy
Bibliography: Edouard Jaguer, Poetics of Sculpture, Cahier du Musée de Poche, 1960, a similar copy. Exhibition Catalogue Galerie Yoshii, Tokyo, n°16, a similar copy Jean-Charles Hachet, César or the Metamorphoses of a Great 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 has sometimes been published with the title 'Plaque Chevalier', named after Denys Chevalier, the first owner of the welded iron.

15000/18000€