After Paul Gauguin, Hina et Te Fatou

After Paul Gauguin
1848 - 1903
Hina et Te Fatou

With the raised initials PGO, numbered 5/6 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue
Bronze
Height: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
Conceived in wood in 1888 and cast in bronze in a numbered edition of 6 in 1959 by the Valsuani Foundry, Paris.

Condition Report:
Dark golden brown patina. An area of accretion 3 inches long, possibly from an adhesive, along the top of the bronze. Some light rubbing and wear around the bronze base. Some black accretions to the right of the numbering along the base. There is a nailhead sized chip to the bronze base below the numbering. The work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Otto Gerson

Marlborough International Fine Art

Marlborough Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above by the present owner