Jean MESSAGIER (1920-1999) Garden armor, 1968 Polished bronze proof. Signed and numbered "2/5" on the back. Foundry stamp "A. Valsuani - Cire perdue". 33 x 9 x 7 cm Exhibition : Jean Messagier : Sculptures 1948-1969, April 23 - May 17, 1969. Bibliography: - Jean Messagier, etchings and sculptures, Worpsweder Kunsthalle Friedrich Netzhel, April 24 - May 31 1971, catalog, a similar copy reproduced. - Jean Messagier, Messagier : les estampes et les sculptures : 1945-1974, Paris, Éditions Yves Rivière : Arts et métiers graphiques, 1975, no. XLV, a similar copy reproduced on p. 180.
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Jean MESSAGIER (1920-1999) Garden armor, 1968 Polished bronze proof. Signed and numbered "2/5" on the back. Foundry stamp "A. Valsuani - Cire perdue". 33 x 9 x 7 cm Exhibition : Jean Messagier : Sculptures 1948-1969, April 23 - May 17, 1969. Bibliography: - Jean Messagier, etchings and sculptures, Worpsweder Kunsthalle Friedrich Netzhel, April 24 - May 31 1971, catalog, a similar copy reproduced. - Jean Messagier, Messagier : les estampes et les sculptures : 1945-1974, Paris, Éditions Yves Rivière : Arts et métiers graphiques, 1975, no. XLV, a similar copy reproduced on p. 180.

Estimate
€800 - €1,200
Result
€3,900
Buyer's premium
30%
Jean MESSAGIER (1920-1999) Garden armor, 1968 Polished bronze proof. Signed and numbered "2/5" on the back. Foundry stamp "A. Valsuani - Cire perdue". 33 x 9 x 7 cm Exhibition : Jean Messagier : Sculptures 1948-1969, April 23 - May 17, 1969. Bibliography: - Jean Messagier, etchings and sculptures, Worpsweder Kunsthalle Friedrich Netzhel, April 24 - May 31 1971, catalog, a similar copy reproduced. - Jean Messagier, Messagier : les estampes et les sculptures : 1945-1974, Paris, Éditions Yves Rivière : Arts et métiers graphiques, 1975, no. XLV, a similar copy reproduced on p. 180.
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