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Lot 493
Ossip Zadkine (1890–1967)
La belle servante
Closed28 February 2019
Price Realised
GBP 150,000
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Specialist note
La belle servante is a rare cast, with only four numbered examples and two artist proofs created, one of which resides in the Musée Zadkine in Paris along with the original limestone version. Clear parallels can be seen with other of Zadkine’s best-known subjects from the 1920s, including Woman with a Fan (Musée Zadkine, Paris) and Venus (Tate Galleries, London).
The limestone was carved directly into stone probably sourced by the artist himself in Burgundy, containing shell fragments, and has a wonderfully tactile surface, as do the ensuing bronzes. This beautifully proportioned work shows the influence of Cubism on Zadkine at this time, yet incorporates a curvaceous sensuality and monumental classicism evident with the 1920s Rappel à ordre in the wake of World War One.
The limestone was carved directly into stone probably sourced by the artist himself in Burgundy, containing shell fragments, and has a wonderfully tactile surface, as do the ensuing bronzes. This beautifully proportioned work shows the influence of Cubism on Zadkine at this time, yet incorporates a curvaceous sensuality and monumental classicism evident with the 1920s Rappel à ordre in the wake of World War One.