Robert Wlérick (1882-1944) - Lot 183

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Robert Wlérick (1882-1944) - Lot 183
Robert Wlérick (1882-1944) Françoise 1940-1943 White marble bust. Signed R. Wlérick on the terrace behind the right shoulder. H. 42,5 cm PROVENANCE: Artist's studio; by descent. BIBLIOGRAPHY: - Robert Wlérick, études, esquisses et dessins, Mont-de-Marsan, Musée Despiau-Wlérick, 24 June-5 September 1994; Paris, Musée Bourdelle, 1 February-14 May 1995; Poitiers, Musée Sainte-Croix, 6 October-10 December 1995; Chambéry, Musée des beaux-arts, 1 February-30 April 1996, Paris-Musées, 1994, our bust photographed in Wlérick's studio in 1942, p. 26 RELATED LITERATURE : - Danièle Gutmann, Robert Wlérick (1882-1944), Paris, Musée Rodin, 31 March-28 June 1982; Mont-de-Marsan, Musée Despiau-Wlérick, 17 July-26 September 1982, Éditions Musée Rodin, 1982,. model listed under cat. no. 81, p. 76 ; - Robert Wlérick, études, esquisses et dessins, Mont-de-Marsan, Musée Despiau-Wlérick, 24 June-5 September 1994; Paris, Musée Bourdelle, 1 February-14 May 1995; Poitiers, Musée Sainte-Croix, 6 October-10 December 1995; Chambéry, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1 February-30 April 1996, Paris-Musées, 1994, plaster version listed under cat. 14, p. 62 and reproduced on p. 10; the final version in bronze listed under cat. 15, p.62 and reproduced on p. 22. Françoise is one of the sculptor's daughters. For our marble version, Wlérick accentuated and hollowed out the features of his child's face in order to bear witness to the privations of war.
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