CÉSAR (1921–1998), César BALDACCINI, known as - Lot 196

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CÉSAR (1921–1998), César BALDACCINI, known as - Lot 196
CÉSAR (1921–1998), César BALDACCINI, known as Petit Valentin, 1953–1972 Polished bronze proof cast from a welded iron mold, signed and dated on the front of the terrace, numbered 7/8, and bearing the Valsuani foundry mark on the back of the base The bronze edition, initiated in 1972 by Éditions Art. C.C. (Christophe Czwiklitzer) and cast by Valsuani, consists of a run of eight copies plus two artist’s proofs and two non-commercial copies A copy of the contract written by César on the back of a photograph of the work, authorizing Christophe Czwiklitzer “to cast a metal edition” and requesting the two copies H.C.1 and H.C. 2 in full and final settlement may be provided to the purchaser 37 x 40 x 12.5 cm Bibliography: Denyse Durand-Ruel, César, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I, 1947–1964, Paris, Éditions de la Différence, 1994, described under number 195 on page 172 and reproduced on page 173 Catalog of the 1957 exhibition at the Hanover Gallery in London, *Le fer soudé* (no. 10) reproduced on the cover Douglas Cooper, *César*, *Collection Artistes de notre temps*, Éditions Douglas Cooper and Bodensee-Verlag, Amriswil, Switzerland; *Le fer soudé* (no. 14)
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