LOT DETAILS

Materials:

bronze with dark brown patina

Measurements:

12.80 in. (32.50 cm.) (height)

Markings:

inscribed ' ALEXIS RUDIER. Fondeur. Paris.' (on the back of the neck)

Exhibited:

(Possibly) London, Wm. B. Paterson, Exhibition of Sculpture by Eli Nadelman, April 1911. New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life, April - July 2003, p. 62 (illustrated fig. 66). Brighton, Royal Pavilion Art Gallery, on loan, July 1989 until 2016.

Literature:

A.T. Spear, 'Elie Nadelman's Early Heads', in Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin, vol. XXVIII, Spring 1971, pp. 210-211 (illustrated fig. 8; titled 'Female Head'; dated 'circa 1907-1908').

Provenance:

Helena Rubinstein, by whom acquired directly from the artist; her estate sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 20 April 1966, lot 21. Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York. Acquired from the above by the present owner on 27 May 1968.