Jacques Lipchitz (American/French, 1891-1973) - Variation of the Rape of Europa G

Jacques Lipchitz (American/French, 1891-1973) - Variation of the Rape of Europa G

Incised with signature ‘Lipchitz’ and numbered ‘1/7' on base; also with ‘FONDERIA LUIGI TOMMASI/PIETRASANTA’ foundry stamp on the rim of the base, bronze with brown patina
Height: 19 1/2 in. (49.5cm)
Width: 9 1/2 in. (24.1cm)
Depth: 8 1/2 in. (21.6cm)
Executed between 1969-70.

Provenance

Freeman's, Philadelphia, sale of June 27, 2004, lot 68.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Literature

Alan G. Wilkinson, The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz: A Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II (The American Years, 1941-1973), Thames and Hudson, London, 1996, p. 102, no. 676 (another cast illustrated).