LÉON ERNEST DRIVIER (1878-1951) - Lot 85

LÉON ERNEST DRIVIER (1878-1951) Mme X. also known as Buste de Mme X. also known as Buste de jeune fille, model created circa [1930-1932]. Sculpture. Black patina bronze proof. Early edition. Signed DRIVIER and stamped Alexis RUDIER Fondeur Paris on the base at the back. H. 92 cm - W. 56 cm - D. 35 cm Public collections and related works : Center Pompidou, Paris - A bronze proof of our sculpture model conserved in this institution under inventory number AM.523.S (purchased by the state in 1932); currently on permanent deposit at the Musée des années 30 / Espace Landowski, Boulogne-Billancourt. Exhibitions : - La bande à Schnegg - Musée Bourdelle, Paris, June to September 1974. A bronze proof of our sculpture model, catalog number 66, exhibited at this event. - Chaos and Classicism: Art in France, Italy and Germany, 1918-1936 - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 1, 2010 to January 9, 2011; Guggenheim Museo Bilbao, Bilbao, February 7 to May 15, 2011. A bronze proof of our sculpture model exhibited at these events. - Encuentros con los anos '30 - Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, from October 2, 2012 to January 7, 2013. A bronze proof of our sculpture model exhibited at this event. Bibliography: - Louis Hautecœur and Pierre Ladoue - Musée National du Luxembourg, catalog des peintures et sculptures - Éditions des Musées nationaux, Paris, 1933. A bronze proof of our sculpture model cited on page 77, and erroneously cited in the caption to plate XXXI, under a reproduction of the bust of "Mademoiselle J. Jossonne", then titled "Mlle J. J.". - Catalog du Musée National d'Art Moderne - Éditions des Musées nationaux, Paris, 1942. A bronze proof of our sculpture model cited on page 21. - Jean Cassou, Bernard Dorival, Geneviève Homolle - Musée National d'Art Moderne : catalogue-guide - Éditions des Musées nationaux, Paris, 1954. A bronze proof of our sculpture model, then titled "Buste de jeune fille" and dated 1932, quoted on page 127. - La bande à Schnegg - Catalogue de l'exposition organisée au Musée Bourdelle, Paris (juin - septembre 1974), Éditions du Musée Bourdelle, Paris, 1974. A bronze proof of our sculpture model referenced under catalog no. 96, unpaginated. - Chaos & Classicism: Art in France, Italy, and Germany, 1918 - 1936 - Catalogue of the traveling exhibition organized at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, (October 11, 2010 - January 9, 2011); at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao (February 21 - May 15, 2011), Éditions Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, 2010. A bronze proof of our sculpture model, catalog number 43, reproduced on page 105 and quoted on page 174. - Encounters with the 1930s - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid (October 2, 2012 to January 7, 2013), Éditions La Fábrica, Madrid, 2012. A bronze proof of our sculpture model reproduced on page 70 and quoted on page 412.