Antoine Bourdelle - Tête de rieuse, bronze (fonte Hébrard)

 

EMILE-ANTOINE BOURDELLE (FRENCH, D.1929) BRONZE, HEAD OF A LAUGHING WOMAN

Patinated bronze sculpture, "Tete de Rieuse sur Piedouche, Etude Pour la Figure de Droite de 'Rires et Roses' (Head of a Laughing Woman on a Pedestal, Study for the Figure on the Right of 'Laughter and Roses'),"
signed in cast A. Bourdelle (Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, French, 1861-1929), Cire Perdue A. Hebrard foundry mark on base, a stable hairline/ seam encircles upper work where it meets pedestal, approx 7.5"h, 2.5"w, 3"d, 1.25lbs 

Provenance: Fred Nevill Antiques, one of Houston Texas' foremost antiques stores