Jacques Lipchitz, Birth of the Muses

Property from a Private Collection, Florida
Jacques Lipchitz
1891 - 1973
Birth of the Muses

Bronze
Length: 89 in. (226 cm)
Conceived between 1944-50 and cast in a numbered edition of 7 during the artist's lifetime.
Inscribed JLipchitz and numbered 7/7

Condition Report:
Variegated dark brown patina. Light surface dust, most notably in the crevices. Rubbing to a few areas on the extremities of the bronze. At lower extremities, some scratches, nicks, abrasions, and associated small losses to the bronze. One area of abrasion and one inch gouge in the surface on side at upper center. The sculpture is designed for wall mounting. The work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Irving Galleries, Palm Beach
Acquired from the above in 1991