Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings, Prints and Multiples
Monday, 21 November 2016, 06:00 pm

Julio González, Demi masque aux dents, approx. 1935-1936

Lot 25

Julio González, 1876-1942 (ES)

Demi masque aux dents, approx. 1935-1936

Bronze, on stone base.

H 210 mm W 64 mm D 30 mm.
With base: H 265 mm W 70 mm D 70 mm.

Verso incised numbering: 3/8.
Incised signature: J. Gonzalez, c.
Foundry stamp in lower part: E. GODARD Fond.

CHF40'000 / 60'000
EUR36'000 / 54'000
USD42'000 / 63'000

Hammer Price: CHF 30'000

Annotation:

Provenance:
Swiss private property.

Exhibition (different copy):
Galleria Pieter Coray, Lugano.
Julio González, 23rd September - 12th November 1983. No. 18.

Literature:
Jörn Merkert. Julio González, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures.
Milano, Electra, 1987.
Page 233, No. 213, full page illustration of the forged sculpture;
IVAM Institut Valencia d'Art Modern.
Julio González, Les Colleccions de l'IVAM Nous Fons.
Valencia, 1993. Page 37, illustration of a different copy.