Hanover Gallery, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1965

London, Hanover Gallery, César: Recent Sculptures, 1960, no. 30
New York, Saidenberg Gallery, César: Sculpture 1953-1961, 1961, no. 16, illustrated
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, The Art of Assemblage, 1961, p. 145, illustrated

Pierre Cabanne, César Par César, Paris 1971, n.p
Denyse Durand-Ruel, César: Catalogue Raisonné Vol. I: 1947-1964, Paris 1994, pp. 276-277, no. 321, illustrated

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the illustration fails to convey fully the three dimensionality apparent in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Oxidization and scattered patches of tarnishing have occurred overtime throughout the sculpture original to the artist’s choice of material. Some light surface dust fibres have accumulated overtime in the crevices and recessed areas of the sculpture. There are a number of light rub marks scattered throughout the work and around the edges of the base.
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