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Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973)
Lot 346 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EAST COAST COLLECTION

Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973)

Mardi Gras

Closed5 May 2011

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USD 68,500

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Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973)
Mardi Gras
signed and stamped with foundry mark 'J Lipchitz C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the top of the base)
bronze with gold patina
Height: 11 in. (28 cm.)
Conceived in 1926; unique

Curt Valentin Gallery, New York (by 1954).
Fine Arts Associates, New York.
Josephine and Walter Buhl Ford II, Detroit (acquired from the above, December 1955); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 2006, lot 312.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

Pierre Levai has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.