ƒ Joseph Bernard (1866-1931)
Jeune fille à sa toilette, 1912
Bronze with brown patina
Signed and numbered on the back : "9"
Lost-wax foundry's stamp, "Valsuani" on the back
63 x 21,5 x 22 cm
Provenance : European private collection
Bibliography :
- G. Mourey, "Exposition des oeuvres de Joseph Bernard à l'Hotel de la Revue", Les Arts no. 52, August 1914, illustrated p. 20
- A. Fontainas and L. Vauxcelles, "Histoire Générale de l'Art Français de la Revolution à nos jours", Tome II, Paris, 1922, a similar version in stone illustrated p. 293
- E. Breon and R. Pepall, "Ruhlmann : Genius of Art Deco", Paris, 2004, pp. 16 and 132 (similar model in stone), p. 50 and 138 (this model) and p. 296, similar model
- J. Bernard, R. Jullian, L. Stoenesco and P. Grémont Gervaise, "Catalogue raisonné des sculptures de Joseph Bernard", Fondation de Coubertin, Saint Rémy, 1989, illustrated under no. 183 p. 310
Exhibition : Roubaix, La Piscine, "Joseph Bernard, de pierre et de volupté", 26 June - 5 September 2021, color illustration in the exhibition catalogue p. 261
Note : Planned edition of 25, never fully produced. The final number of editions is unknown
