Joseph-Antoine BERNARD (1866-1931) - Lot 20

Joseph-Antoine BERNARD (1866-1931) "The young girl with braids Large bronze sculpture with brown patina. In-mold and incised signature "J Bernard 1". Exhibition label on reverse Sand casting, circa 1917 Height: 65 cm Provenance: Mme Alibaux, work exhibited under no. 851 at the 1917 Exposition des Arts Français de Barcelone Bibliography : - R. Cantinelli, Joseph Bernard, Catalogue de l'oeuvre sculpté, Editions G.Van Oest, Paris, plate XXXVII for a similar model carved directly on Lens stone and dated 1923, as well as for our bronze sculpture mentioned with provenance. - Catalog of the Exposition d'Arts Français à Barcelone 1917, Salon d'Automne, work mentioned on page 98 under number 851