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178 - Robert WLÉRICK (1882–1944)
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
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Robert WLÉRICK (1882–1944) Monument to Marshal Foch, sketch, 2nd version, c. 1936 Studio plaster cast. Unsigned. D_44 x 38 x 13 cm Provenance: The artist’s studio; by inheritance. This work was created in collaboration with the sculptor Raymond Martin (1910–1992). With this sculpture, the two sculptors were the winners of a competition to design a monument honouring Marshal Foch. The statue stands in the Place du Trocadéro. Exhibitions • Robert Wlérick (1882–1944), Paris, Musée Rodin, 31 March–28 June 1982; Mont-de-Marsan, Despiau-Wlérick Museum, 17 July–26 September 1982, Éditions Musée Rodin, 1982, no. 67, p. 68, ill. (plaster). • Robert Wlérick: Studies, Sketches and Drawings, Mont-de-Marsan, Despiau-Wlérick Museum, 24 June–5 September 1994; Paris, Bourdelle Museum, 1 February–14 May 1995; Poitiers, Sainte-Croix Museum, 6 October–10 December 1995; Chambéry, Museum of Fine Arts, 1 February–30 April 1996, *Paris-Musées*, 1994, no. 42, p. 65, ill. (plaster).
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Auction time 10/31/2026 at 2:00 PM
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