Jacques Lipchitz (French 1891-1973)
Guitar Player in a Chair, 1922
Bardiglio marble
43 cm high
Carved in Pietrasanta c.1965 - 1973
Unique
Signed and dated
Certificate of authenticity by Dr. Alan G. Wilkinson.
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Provenance
Directly acquired from the artist by Don Jorge C. Fanelli; by descent to Ricardo Fanelli. An image of Lipchitz posing with the sculpture accompanies the piece.
Literature
WILKINSON, A. G. The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, A Catalogue raisonné. Volume I: The Paris Years 1919-1940. London, 1996, no.140-142, pp. 62-63, ill. of versions in bronze, basalt and artificial stone; Paris Capital of the Arts 1910-1950, introduction by An Jo Fermon, Whitford Fine Art, London, 2006, cat.13, ill.