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| Image | Last Sale Date | Title | Edition No. | Last Sale | Last Sale Auction House | Last Sale Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | Nu couché à la draperie or Femme nue couchée | Sotheby's | Paris | ||||
| May 13, 1999 | Femme couchee a la draperie | Christie's | New York | ||||
| Nov 29, 1988 | Femme couchee a la draperie | Sotheby's | London | ||||
| Jun 24, 1988 | Femme nue couchee a la draperie | Laurin Guilloux Buffetaud Tailleur | Paris | ||||
sculpture
28.9 x 84.5 x 18.1 cm (11.38 x 33.25 x 7.13 in)
bronze
inscribed with the monogram HL and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue
Edmond Bomsel, Versailles
Hôtel Drouot, 24 June 1988, lot 34
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exh. Cat., Basel, Kunsthalle, Henri Laurens , 1956, no. 17, another cast
Exh. Cat., Paris, Galerie Louise Leiris, Henri Laurens , 1958, no. 20, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Essen, Museum Folkwang and Bremen, Kunstalle, Laurens , 1962, no. 23, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., Paris, Grand Palais, Henri Laurens , 1967, no. 10, p. 10, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., London, The Hayward Gallery and Belfast, The Ulster Museum, Henri Laurens , 1971, no. 23, p. 41, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., Bern, Kunstmuseum, Henri Laurens, 1885-1954, 1985, p. 89, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., Hanover, Sprengel Museum, Henri Laurens, Skulpturen, Collagen, Zeichnungen, Aquarelle, Druckgraphik , 1985, no. 32, p. 83, another cast illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Marisa del Re Gallery, Henri Laurens, 1987, another cast illustrated on the cover of the exhibition announcement
Exh. Cat., Stockholm, Bukowskis, Modernt före Moderna , 2013, pp. 70-71, another cast illustrated in colour
Property from a Notable European Collection
Henri Laurens
1885-1954
Nu couché à la draperie or Femme nue couchée
inscribed with the monogram HL and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani Cire Perdue
bronze
29 x 84,5 x 18 cm; 11⅜ x 33¼ x 7⅛ in.
Conceived in 1927, this work is an artist"s proof from an edition of 7 plus 4 artist"s proof cast by the foundry Valsuani, Paris.
