JULIO GONZÁLEZ, (1876-1942)

Nu debout mélancolique

Nu debout mélancolique
signed and inscribed 'J. Gonzalez ©' (on the base), indistinctly signed 'Gonzalez' (on the right side of the base) and stamped with the foundry mark 'E. Godard Cire Perdue' and numbered '0' (on the back of the base)
bronze with black patina
26cm (10 1/4in). high
Conceived circa 1910 - 1914, this bronze version cast by the Godard Foundry in an edition numbered 5/9 - 9/9 plus two additional casts: 0 and EA.

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Julio González Administration.

Provenance
The artist's estate.
Private collection, France.

Literature
J. Withers, Julio González 1876-1942, Les matériaux de son expression, exh. cat, Paris, 1971 (another cast illustrated).
P. Descargues, Julio González, Paris, 1971 (another cast illustrated p. 71).
V. Aguilera Cerni, Julio, Joan, Roberta González - Itinerario de una dinastia, Barcelona, 1973 (another cast illustrated p. 175).
Exh. cat., Julio González, Madrid, 1974 (another cast illustrated).
MAB (ed.), Donación González, Barcelona, 1974 (another cast illustrated p. 2).
C. Goldscheider, Exposition Julio González au Japon, exh. cat., Tokyo & Osaka, 1975 (another cast illustrated p. 1).
J. Merkert (ed.), González, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Milan, 1987, no. 17 (another cast illustrated p. 26).