Lot 58
French (1882-1935)
Portrait of Morris Robert Werner (modeled 1928, cast 1929)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
with base: 16 x 8 1/2 x 10 inches

bronze height: 12 inches
Signature
inscribed G LACHAISE and ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.
Literature
Donald Bannard Goodall, "Gaston Lachaise, Sculptor," 2 vols. (Ph.D. diss., Harvard University, 1969), vol. 1, p. 447-48, 449, 539n.25, 540n.29; vol. 2, pp. 185-86, 460, Pl. LXXXVII, illustrated.Washington, D. C. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. "Gaston Lachaise: Portrait Sculpture," November 22, 1985–February 16, 1986, pp. 14, 114-115, illustrated.
Additional Info
Previous owner was friends with the sitter

The portrait is larger than life

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

Starting Bid: $2,500
How to Bid? + 28% Buyer's Premium
About this Lot
Description
This work will be included in a forthcoming catalogue raisonné written by Virginaia Budny sponsored by the Lachaise Foundation.


Thank you to Mrs. Budny for her insight included on this listing.

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Provenance

Morris Robert Werner, New York, from 1929
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald N. Campbell, by 1985
Condition
overall good condition, would benefit from a cleaning