APELLES FENOSA (1899-1988) - FORMER JEAN MARAIS COLLECTION Jean Marais, 1939, possibly in OEdipe Roi - Jean Cocteau director and Coco Chanel costume designer, produced in 1937 - numbered print I, very probably a one-off. Sculpted portrait. Bronze proof with shaded antique green patina. Early edition cast. Signed FENOSA, numbered I and stamped SUSSE Fondr Paris on the back. H. 51 cm - W. 53 cm - D. 30 cm Provenance : - Jean Marais Collection. - Succession Jean Marais - Fraysse & Associés sale, Hôtel Drouot, April 27, 2009. Our work presented under catalog number 368. - Private collection, Paris. Work acquired at the previous auction. Bibliography : Nicole Fenosa and Bertrand Tillier - Apel-les Fenosa, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté - Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 2002. The model of our sculpture is reproduced on page 137 and the bronze proof is listed under number 164b with the indication Édition interdite.
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Lot no. 114

APELLES FENOSA (1899-1988) - FORMER JEAN MARAIS COLLECTION Jean Marais, 1939, possibly in OEdipe Roi - Jean Cocteau director and Coco Chanel costume designer, produced in 1937 - numbered print I, very probably a one-off. Sculpted portrait. Bronze proof with shaded antique green patina. Early edition cast. Signed FENOSA, numbered I and stamped SUSSE Fondr Paris on the back. H. 51 cm - W. 53 cm - D. 30 cm Provenance : - Jean Marais Collection. - Succession Jean Marais - Fraysse & Associés sale, Hôtel Drouot, April 27, 2009. Our work presented under catalog number 368. - Private collection, Paris. Work acquired at the previous auction. Bibliography : Nicole Fenosa and Bertrand Tillier - Apel-les Fenosa, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté - Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 2002. The model of our sculpture is reproduced on page 137 and the bronze proof is listed under number 164b with the indication Édition interdite.

Estimate
€3,000 - €5,000
Result
€18,200
Buyer's premium
30%
APELLES FENOSA (1899-1988) - FORMER JEAN MARAIS COLLECTION Jean Marais, 1939, possibly in OEdipe Roi - Jean Cocteau director and Coco Chanel costume designer, produced in 1937 - numbered print I, very probably a one-off. Sculpted portrait. Bronze proof with shaded antique green patina. Early edition cast. Signed FENOSA, numbered I and stamped SUSSE Fondr Paris on the back. H. 51 cm - W. 53 cm - D. 30 cm Provenance : - Jean Marais Collection. - Succession Jean Marais - Fraysse & Associés sale, Hôtel Drouot, April 27, 2009. Our work presented under catalog number 368. - Private collection, Paris. Work acquired at the previous auction. Bibliography : Nicole Fenosa and Bertrand Tillier - Apel-les Fenosa, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté - Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 2002. The model of our sculpture is reproduced on page 137 and the bronze proof is listed under number 164b with the indication Édition interdite.
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Drawings, Ancient and modern paintings, Jewelry and watches, Silverware, Asian art, Decorative arts from the 17th to the 20th century - Including the R. & G. Schmitt Collection and the M. & Mme T. Parisienne Collection. & G. Schmitt Collection and M. & Mme T. Parisian Collection.
Tuesday 19 March 2024・13:30 (Europe/Paris)
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