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Female Nude Bookends, Rare Bronze Sculptures by Max Kalish, Paris Foundry
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Finished with a gorgeous, deep green-black patina with mossy highlights, this rare pair of bronze bookends depicting seated female nudes was sculpted by Max Kalish, best known for his series of sculptures celebrating the American worker. By truncating the lower legs and the top of each head, Kalish puts special emphasis on the torso of each figure, which is shown seated on a pedestal and twisted to one side. Like his best pieces, these bookends were cast in Paris, in this case at the Meroni Radice foundry. Both pieces are signed by the sculptor.
- Creator:Max Kalish 1 (Sculptor)
- Dimensions:Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Bronze,Cast
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1920s
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU86515234493
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