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a small black elephant that is standing on a white surface
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113 - ARMAND PETERSEN (1891–1969)
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Estimate €12,000 - €15,000
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ARMAND PETERSEN (1891–1969) African Elephant Baby Elephant, first version without tusks, simplified version 2, model created in [1952], numbered proof IV/IV Sculpture. Bronze cast; black patina. Lost-wax casting. Posthumous edition. Monogrammed on the left hind leg; bears the foundry mark ‘CLEMENTI Cire perdue’ and the proof mark IV/IV on the right hind leg. 13 x 14.5 x 7.3 cm Important: We extend our warmest thanks to Jean-Marc Bauquier, President of the Armand Petersen and Etienne Audfray Association, for confirming the authenticity of this work. A certificate from Mr Jean-Marc Bauquier may be provided to the purchaser, upon request and at their own expense. Bibliography: - Liliane Colas, *Petersen, Animal Sculptor*, Editions Finzi, Tunis, 2004. Another bronze cast of our sculpture model is reproduced on page 99; the model is listed under number 40 in the catalogue raisonné. - Jean-Marc Bauquier Armand Petersen, Animal Sculptor: Complete Works 2024 Books Factory, 2024. Our work, listed as number 40 in the catalogue raisonné (internal refs. 754 and 24). - Jean-Marc Bauquier Armand Petersen, animal sculptor: supplement to the catalogue raisonné 2024 Books Factory, 2025. Our work is listed under number 40 in the catalogue raisonné (internal refs. 754 and 24); other bronze casts of our sculpture model are reproduced on pages 11 and 35. Related exhibitions and works: - 17th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs Grand Palais, Paris, 10 May to 10 July 1927. The plaster cast of the African Elephant ‘Eléphanteau’, first version without tusks, the first version exhibited at this event. - 2nd Exhibition of Animal Artists Galerie Edgar Brandt, Paris, 16 November to 6 December 1928. A bronze cast of the African Elephant ‘Elephanteau’, first version without tusks, the first version exhibited at this event. - Armand Petersen, wildlife sculptor Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 15–27 December 1928. A bronze cast of the *African Elephant* *Baby Elephant*, first version without tusks, the first version exhibited at this event. - Lismonde-Armand Petersen Galerie Breughel, Brussels, 27 March to 8 April 1948. A bronze cast of the African Elephant Baby Elephant, first version without tusks, the first version exhibited at this event. Bibliography and related works: - *Art et Décoration* September 1928. A bronze proof of the *African Elephant* *Baby Elephant*, first state without tusks, the first version reproduced on page 80. - *Mobilier et Décoration* November 1928. A bronze proof of the *African Elephant: Baby Elephant*, first state, without tusks; the first version reproduced on page 234. - *L’Amour de l’Art* No. 7, July 1930. A bronze proof of the *African Elephant* *Baby Elephant*, first state without tusks, first version reproduced on page 292. - Jean-Marc Bauquier Armand Petersen, Animal Sculptor: Complete Works 2024 Books Factory, 2024. Bronze proofs of the African Elephant ‘Baby Elephant’, first state without tusks, first version reproduced on pages 21, 127 and 286; the model is listed under number 40 in the catalogue raisonné.
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