Conceived in 1919 and cast in bronze in an edition of 7, numbered 0/6 to 6/6.
inscribed HL, numbered 4/6 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue
bronze
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Quentin Laurens

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Stockholm
Private Collection, Sweden (acquired from the above in 1969; sale: Sotheby's, London, 6th February 2013, lot 118)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner

Marthe Laurens, Henri Laurens, Sculpteur, Paris, 1955, illustration of another cast p. 74
Laurens (exibition catalogue), Stedeljik Museum, Amsterdam; Museum Folkwang, Esse & Kunthalle, Bremen, 1962, no. 3/1919, illustration of anther cast n.p.
Werner Hofmann, The Sculpture of Henri Laurens, New York, 1970, illustration of another cast p. 104
Sculpture and Drawings by Henri Laurens 1885-1954 (exhibition catalogue), The Arts Council of Great Britain, 1971, no. 13, illustration of another cast p. 38
Sandor Kuthy, Henri Laurens 1885-1954, Bern & Fribourg, 1985, no. 24, illustration of another cast p. 74
Christopher Green, Cubism and its Enemies, Modern Movement and Reaction in French Art, 1916-1928, New Haven & London, 1987, illustration of another cast p. 80
Henri Laurens, Rétrospective (exhibition catalogue), Musée d'Art Moderne de la Communauté urbaine de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 1993, no. 44, colour illustration of another cast p. 139

Attractive dark brown patina. There is some handling wear to the bronze, including some fine scratches predominantly to the base, and there are some small areas of rubbing to the patina in places. There is some dust in the crevices consistent with age and handling. This work is in good overall condition.
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"It's enough that a beautiful thing, a strong thing, exists. It has its role, its weight. It extends its influence even if people can't discern its qualities. Even if nobody looks at it, it still has its effect.
I don't believe that art is made for the people. Art is made, period, and that is enough."

Henri Laurens, 26th June 1951