Robert Wlerick (1882-1944) - Lot 52

Robert Wlerick (1882-1944) Lydie Paquereau, 1929 Cast pewter. Signed R. Wlérick on the back. No founder's mark. H. 52 cm including marble base H.14 cm Small accident on the nose. Provenance: Artist's family. This portrait represents Lydie Paquereau, daughter of the painter Paul Paquereau. The latter was also the director of the eponymous gallery that hosted the first exhibition dedicated to the sculptor in 1929. Related work: Robert Wlérick, Lydie Paquereau, 1929, plaster, H. 36 W. 24.5 D. 20 cm, Mont-de-Marsan, musée Despiau-Wlérick, inv. MM 78 11 4 Related literature Danièle Gutmann, Robert Wlérick (1882-1944), Paris, Musée Rodin, March 31-June 28 1982; Mont-de-Mar- san, Musée Despiau-Wlérick, July 17-September 26 1982, Éditions Musée Rodin, 1982, model listed under cat. no. 41, p. 49