JULIO GONZÁLEZ (1876-1942)

JULIO GONZÁLEZ (1876-1942)
Homme gothique
signed and stamped ‘GONZALEZ © HC’ (on the base); stamped with the foundry mark ‘C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE’ (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 19 ¾ in. (50.1 cm.)
Height including base: 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm.)
Original forged iron version executed in 1937; later cast in bronze by Valsuani in an edition of two numbered 1/2-2/2, plus four casts marked 0, 00, EA and HC

Provenance
Hans Hartung, Antibes.
Galerie de France, Paris, by whom acquired from the above.
Galerie Gimpel & Hanover, Zurich & Gimpel Fils Ltd., London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1970.