Jean René Gauguin, Dancer with outstretched leg –

Lot: 170

Jean René Gauguin, Dancer with outstretched leg

Dancer with outstretched leg, 1914. Unclothed, in an expressive pose with outstretched extremities and mouth open in a scream. Bronze, dark patinated. H. 22.3 cm. Plinth inscribed on the side: artist's signet, IX, 11 (embossed). Inscribed on the bottom: M 27-25 NUM BRONCE EXPL.

The figure captures the momentary movement with a strong expressivity and is one of a series of small bronzes depicting dancers and centaurs. The face, without recognizable eyes, is grotesquely distorted, the head is elongated into an oval shape, and the mouth is open. A special feature is the spaciousness.

Danish-French artist Jean-René Gauguin, son of Paul Gauguin and his Danish wife Mette Sophie Gad, had a important career as a sculptor and ceramicist.

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Estimate: 6,000 € - 9,000 €

Unsold lot

K-13 - Auction May 2024
04. May 2024 at 11:00 AM CEST

Literature:

Ausst.-Cat. Jean René Gauguin, Vejen Art Museum, Vejen 2002, p. 22.

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