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Georges Lucien GUYOT (1885-1973)
Cynocephalus in meditation,…
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Georges Lucien GUYOT (1885-1973)
Cynocephalus in meditation,…
See original version (French)
Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Georges Lucien GUYOT (1885-1973)
Cynocephalus in meditation, 1957
Bronze with brown patina
Signed on the base, justified EA 3 (from an original limited edition of 12)
Stamp of the Fonderie de la Plaine
Posthumous casting
46 x 25 x 48 cm
Bibliography :
G. Dornand, Georges-Lucien Guyot, ed. Georges Girard, Paris, 1963, repr. p. 34.
Exhibition catalogue "Georges-Lucien Guyot, dessins et sculptures", Galerie Pierre Dumonteil, Paris, 10 May - 30 June 1990, exs. no. 22, repr. p. 7.
Thiébault-Sisson had this to say about a Cynocephalus by Guyot: "Caricatural and powerful, almost human with its thoughtful rictus, physiognomic beyond all else, its entire being sparkles with contained life and mischief. Raymond Escholier wrote: "It is the very life, the inner life of this animal, at once malicious and painful...".
(Source: G. Dornant)
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About the sale
19th century, modern and contemporary paintings, designer furniture
Auction location
Auction time
06/14/2026 at 2:30 PM
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