Jean IPOUSTEGUY (1920-2006) Bowling, 1968 Black marble sculpture. Signed, dated "1969" and numbered "7/8" below. 25 x 12.5 x 8 cm Bibliography Ipoustéguy, L'œuvre sculpté, catalog raisonné, 1938-2000, Paris, Éditions de La Différence, 2001, n°243, reproduced pp. 154-155. "There are two versions of this piece, one in white marble, the other in black. The artist himself made a white marble copy and a black marble copy in direct carving, the others having been made by the Nicoli workshops in Carrara".