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Joseph Csaky (1888-1971) was a leading Hungarian sculptor of the Cubist avant-garde. This sculpture dating from the artist’s maturity reflects his return to a figurative and realistic style.
In Greek mythology, Polymnie is the muse of rhetoric. Csaky created 9 plasters of antique muses in 1965.
- Workshop plaster.
- Titled in front, signed on the side and dated (19)65.
- Source:
- Sale Atelier de Joseph Csaky, Claude Boisgirard et Axel de Heeckeren, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 10 - June 28, 1978, lot no. 84 (plaster sold with eight print rights).
- Sale Patrick Trigano Collection, Christie’s, Paris, 5 July 2005, no. 80 (the nine muses together).
Dimensions
H : 54.5 cm W : 11,5 cm D : 10,5 cm
H: 21.46 in W: 4.53 in D: 4.13 in
Ref: 0NXOZJWLFE