01 Nov
Project Description
Description: Bronze with greenish-brown patina, 15.2 x 5.1 cm. Inscribed 'Elie Nadelman' (beneath the figure), marble baseCatalogue note: Elie Nadelman was an American-Polish artist whose work married the genres of classical sculpture and folk art. His sculptures of women and animals combined soft stylisation with the industrial aesthetic of bronze, stone, and hardwood. Nadelman’s work was greatly influenced by his travels around Europe. He studied classical works displayed at the Glyptothek and German folk art at the Bavarian National Museum in Munich, and then travelled to Paris where he exhibited with Pablo Picasso at the Salon d’Automne. During his lifetime, the artist’s work was largely unknown, and was brought to public attention in 1948 with the retrospective “Elie Nadelman” at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Provenance: Acquired from Christie’s, Sale 14317, Lot 138, Invoice no. DB6464843. Private collection, United Kingdom, circa 2009 | Christie's, New York, 27 September 2011, lot 158, sold by the above. Acquired by the late owner from the above. Sotheby's, London, 15 July 2008, lot 66, where purchased by the present owner
Catalogue no.: 2017S0128-EN
