Arlequin à la Clarinette

JACQUES LIPCHITZ (1891 - 1973, Lithuanian)

Arlequin à la Clarinette

marble
112.5 cm height
inscribed: J Lipchitz
conceived in 1919 and carved in 1971
This work is unique

Provenance:
Yulla Lipchitz, United States
Irving Galleries, United States
Property from a distinguished East Coast Collection, United States, 1996
Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, New York, 4 May 2011, lot 123, price realised with buyer's premium $842,500 USD
Australian Collectibles Trading Pty Ltd

Reference:
Wilkinson, A., The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, A Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I, The Paris Years, New York, 1996, cat.88, p.51 (illus)

Related Works:
Pablo Picasso, Harlequin, 1915, oil on canvas, 183.5 x 105 cm, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, illus. in Palu I Fabre, J., Picasso Cubism (1907-1917), Könemann, Barcelona, 1990, pl.1384, p.455
Jacques Lipchitz, Seated Woman, bronze, 114.7 cm height, Christie’s, London, 24 June 2008, lot 33
Jacques Lipchitz, Seated Bather, marble, 137.2 x 53.3 x 43.8 cm, 1970-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Jacques Lipchitz, Reclining Nude with Guitar, bronze, Hirshhorn Museum Estate, United States

Estimate: $700000 - 900000

Result Hammer: $700000