HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915)
Lot 132

HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915)

Mermaid

Closed22 March 2023

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GBP 17,640

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HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915)
Mermaid
bronze with a brown patina
11 in. (27.9 cm.) long
Conceived in marble in 1913, and cast in bronze in 1964-66 in an edition of 9 by Fiorini Foundry, London, on behalf of H.S. (Jim) Ede.

H.S. (Jim) Ede, and by descent.

Specialist note

Other bronze casts from the edition can be found in the following public collections worldwide: Tate, London; Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris; Kettle's Yard, Cambridge; and Kunsthalle der Stadt Bielefield. The marble is on display at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, the former home of H.S. (Jim) Ede. The present cast has come from the family of Jim Ede.