CÉSAR

CÉSAR

Insect - 1955

Welded iron, painted metal sheets

Signed three times and dated on the base: "César, 1955"

27 x 37 x 28 cm

Welded iron with painted metal sheets; signed three times and dated on the base

10.62 x 14.56 x 11 in.

Provenance: Marie-Claude Beaud Collection

Exhibitions: Marseille, Musée Cantini, “César. Retrospective,” 1966, reproduced as no. 2

Paris, Galerie Henri Creuzevault, “César. Iron Works 1950–1960, Bronzes,” 1971

Geneva, Rath Museum, “César: Retrospective of Sculptures,” 1976, reproduced as no. 6, p. 24

Traveling exhibition: Grenoble, Museum of Painting and Sculpture, 1976; Knokke-le-Zoute, Casino, 1976; Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, 1976; Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1976

Tokyo, Yoshii Gallery, “César,” 1982, reproduced under no. 3

Paris, Musée de la Poste, “César. Bronzes,” 1984, reproduced under no. 45

Bibliography: P. Cabanne, “Un Art Nouveau,” Historia Magazine No. 193, 20th Century, 1971, reproduced on p. 2702

P. Restany, “César,” Editions André Sauret, Paris, 1975, reproduced under no. 10, p. 30

P. Restany, “César,” Editions H.N. Abrams, New York, 1976, reproduced under no. 10, p. 30

P. Restany, “César,” Editions Electa Spa, Milan, 1988, reproduced on p. 14

D. Durand-Ruel, “César, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I, 1947–1964,” Editions de La Différence, Paris, 1994, reproduced in black and white under no. 102, p. 99

This work is registered in the Denyse Durand-Ruel Archives under no. 440.

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