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 a friend of the sitter


The portrait is larger than life

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

Price Realized: $3,200
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot
Description

This work will be included in a forthcoming catalogue raisonné written by Virginia Budny sponsored by the Lachaise Foundation.



The sculpture is catalogued as LF 235 by the Foundation



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


Provenance

From the Collection of Bruce G. Campbell

Morris Robert Werner, New York, from 1929

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald N. Campbell, by 1985

Condition

overall good condition, would benefit from a cleaning