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Julio González, Grande Vénus, approx. 1936/37

Lot 33

Julio González, 1876-1942 (ES)

Grande Vénus, approx. 1936/37

Bronze.
H 275 mm W 85 mm D 80 mm.

With stone base: H 330 mm W 85 mm D 80 mm.
Verso incised numbering: 7/9.
Incised signature: J. Gonzalez.
Foundry stamp on the lower left side:
E. GODARD Fond.

Annotation:

Provenance:
Collection particulière, Paris;
Swiss private property.

Solo exhibition (each different copy):
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne. Julio González: Sculptures, 1st February - 9th March 1952. No. 91;
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum. Julio González,
7th April - 10th May 1955. No. 90;
Bruxelles, Palais des Beaux-Arts. Julio González,
20th May - 19th June 1955. No. 90;
Berne, Kunsthalle Bern. Julio González,
2nd July - 7th.August 1955. Kat. 60;
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft.
Julio González, 1st November - 1st December 1957.
No. 58;
Krefeld, Museum Haus Lange. Julio González,
15th December 1957 - 2nd March 1958. No. 58;
Dortmund, Museum am Ostwall. Julio González,
13th April - 4th May 1958. No. 58;
Leverkusen, Städtisches Museum Schloss Morsbroich. Julio González, May 1958. No. 58;
New York, Galerie Chalette. Julio González,
16th August - 28th September 1961. No. 50, illustration page 67;
San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art. Julio González,
1st February - 4th March 1962. No. 50, illustration page 67;
Cleveland Ohio, Museum of Art. Julio González,
10th July - 4th August 1962. No. 50, illustration page 67;
Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts. Julio González,
20th August - 15th September 1962. No. 50, illustration page 67;
Ottawa, The National Gallery of Canada. Julio González,
8th August - 28th October 1962. No. 50, illustration page 67;
Utica, N.Y., Munson-William-Proctor Institute.
Julio González, 9th December 1962 - 6th January 1963.
No. 50, illustration page 67;
Buffalo, N.Y., Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
Julio González, May - June 1963. No. 50, illustration page 67;
Los Angeles, Cal., Felix Landau Gallery.
Julio González, 4th - 30th October 1965. No. 22, illustration;
New York, Saidenberg Gallery.
Julio González 1876 - 1942, Les matériaux de son expression. 14th March - 1st May 1969. No. 44, illustration;
London, The Tate Gallery. Julio González, 1876 - 1942,
Les matériaux de son expression.
15th September - 15th October 1970.
No. 73, illustration page 33;
Montpellier, Musée Fabre. Julio González 1876 - 1942, Les matériaux de son expression II.
12th November 1970 - 15th Januaryr 1971. No. 44;
Madrid, Galería Ruiz-Castillo. Julio González,
October - November 1974;
New York, The Pace Gallery. Julio González, 100th Anniversary Exhibition, 27th March - 24th April 1976;
Vienna, Galerie Ulysses. Julio González, Sculptures, Drawings, 1977.
No. 19, illustration;
Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle.
Julio González 1876 - 1942: Sculpture and Drawings,
30th March - 1st May 1977. No. 44, illustration;
Hannover, Galerie Brusberg. Julio González 1876 - 1942. Bronzes and Drawings , a Retrospective,
11th September - 22nd October 1977.
No. 24/22, illustration page 99;
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts.
Julio González 1876 - 1942,
57 sculptures - 35 dessins,
13th November - 18th December 1977. No. 42;
New York, The Pace Gallery.
Julio González, Sculpture and Drawings,
2nd - 31st October 1981;
Rennes, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes.
González, 10th September - 14th November 1982. No. VII;
Basel, Galerie Beyeler. González, Sculptures - Dessins,
September - December 1982. No. 32, illustration;
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Julio González: a Retrospective, 11th March - 8th May 1983. No. 192, illustration page 163;
Frankfurt am Main, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut.
Julio González 1876 - 1942, Sculptures, Drawings, Crafts,
17th June - 14th August 1983. No. 100, illustration page 159;
Berlin, Akademie der Künste. Julio González 1876 - 1942,
Sculptures, Drawings, Crafts,
4th September - 23rd October 1983.
No. 100, Illustration page 159;
Lugano, Galleria Pieter Coray. Julio González,
23rd September - 12th November 1983. No. 16, illustration.

Group exhibitions (each different copy):
Padova, Museo Civico. IVe Exposition Internationale du Petit-Bronze, Scultori in Francia 10a Biennale Internationale del Bronzetto e della Piccola Scultura.
7th September - 12th October 1975;
Paris, Musée Rodin. IVe Exposition Internationale du Petit Bronze,
Scupltures en France de Rodin à nos jours.
October - December 1975.
No. 49, illustration;
Venezia. La Biennale Spagna - Avanguardia artistica e realtà sociale
1936 - 1976. 18th.July - 10th October 1976.

Literature (each illustration of a different copy):
Vicente Aguilera Cerni. Julio González. Rom, Edizioni dell'Ateneo, 1962.
Illustration LVIII;
Martica Sawin. González and Lipchitz.
In: Arts Magazine 36, New York, February 1962.
No. 5, illustration page 16;
Marie N. Pradel de Grandry. Julio González. Mailand, Fabbri, 1966.
No. 56, pages 1-16;
Pierre Descargues. Joan González. Paris, Le Musée de poche, 1971.
No. 22, illustration page 49;
Exhibition catalog. Madrid, M.E.A.C., 1975. Page 148;
Josephine Withers. Julio González, Sculpture in iron. New York, New York University Press, 1978. Kat.No. 111, illustration page 85, No. 103;
Walter Fenn. La temporalité humaine. In: La Tribune d'Allemagne.
Hamburg, 10th July 1983. illustration;
Jörn Merkert.
Julio González, Catalogue raisonné des sculptures.
Milano, Electra, 1987. Page 248, No. 220, illustration;
Exhibition catalog.
Julio González, Sculpture and Drawings.
Touring exhibiton May - November 2001:
Recklinghausen, Bad Homburg, Heilbronn.
Bonn, VG Bild-Kunst, 2001.
Page 172, full page illustration.

CHF50'000 / 80'000
EUR45'000 / 70'000
USD50'000 / 84'000

Hammer Price: CHF 50'000