Henri Laurens (1885–1954) - Lot 143

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Henri Laurens (1885–1954) - Lot 143
Henri Laurens (1885–1954) Stella Design created in 1932; our piece was cast circa 1954–1960 Bronze relief with a nuanced brown patina Signed with the monogram “HL” at the bottom left Bears the foundry mark “CIRE / C. VALSUANI / PERDUE” at the bottom right Numbered “0/6” at the bottom left H. 43 x W. 38 cm, in a modern wooden and bronze mount H. 52 x W. 50 cm Provenance: Louise Leiris Gallery A certificate by Quentin Laurens will be provided to the buyer. This relief is a bronze reduction of the work originally created in aluminum by Henri Laurens to be integrated into the architecture of the Karl Marx school complex in Villejuif, designed by architect André Luçat and inaugurated in 1933. Our copy, numbered “0/6,” comes from the Louise Leiris Gallery. Related works: -Henri Laurens, Stella, 1932, bronze, 43.5 x 38 cm, Paris, Centre Pompidou, inv. AM 1571 S; -Henri Laurens, Stella, 1933, bronze relief, 150 x 120 cm, Centre Pompidou, inv. AM 1572 S. Related literature: -Claude Laurens, Henri Laurens: Exhibition of the Donation to the National Museums, exhibition catalog, Paris, Grand Palais, May–August 1967, Paris, Ministry of State, 1967, model listed under no. 35.
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