DuMouchelles
Live Auction

Fine Paintings, Sculptures, Antiques & Jewelry

Sun, Apr 17, 2016 12:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 18, 2016 12:00PM EDT
Lot 2132

JACQUES LIPCHITZ BRONZE MAQUETTE SCULPTURE

Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
JACQUES LIPCHITZ (FRENCH, 1891-1973), BRONZE MAQUETTE SCULPTURE, H 29 1/2", L 30", D 13", SKETCH FOR "THE SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE":Number 2/7; signed. Provenance: purchased from Marlborough Godard Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, 1976-1977. For copies of the bill of sale, statement of originality and Canadian Customs export entry form see additional photos (copies also in consignor file). "The commission for "The Spirit of Enterprise" overlapped both with the fire in Lipchitz's New York studio on January 5, 1952 and with the period after the death of Curt Valentin in 1955 when he had no dealer."

Condition

Good condition.