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Artist or Maker: Germaine Richier (1904-1959)

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Description: Germaine Richier (1904-1959) Petit bronze no. 4 incised 'G. Richier' (on the base); stamped with the foundry mark 'SUSSE FRES FONDEURS' (on the base) bronze 74in. (35.5cm.) high Executed in 1956, this work is number one from an edition of eight plus three HC and one artist proof

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Provenance: Collection of the Foundation Hans Hartung and Eva Bergman, Antibes (acquired directly from the artist).
Their sale, Christie's London, 30 June 1999, lot 406.
Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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Exhibited: Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Germaine Richier, October-December 1956.

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Notes: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and will be included in the Catalogue raisonné, biographie et oeuvre de Germaine Richier to be published by Mrs Françoise Guiter, Paris.