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Motherhood by Chana Orloff

Published on , by Sophie Reyssat
Auction on 06 March 2021 - 10:00 (CET) - 8, route de Clairefontaine - 78730 Rochefort en Yvelines

Two bronzes by a key artist of the Paris school dedicated to the sculptor's vision of femininity.

Chana Orloff (1888-1968), La Dame enceinte (Pregnant Lady), 1916, bronze print, post-mortem... Motherhood by Chana Orloff

Chana Orloff (1888-1968), La Dame enceinte (Pregnant Lady), 1916, bronze print, post-mortem first edition cast with brown patina, signed, mark of the founder Susse Frères, numbered 7/8, h. 57 cm/22.44 in, base: 18.5 x 17 cm/7.3 x 6.7 in.
Estimate: €30,000/40,000

While women generally contribute to artworks as the models and muses of sculptors, Chana Orloff was an exception and a shining light, who played a prominent role in the aesthetic revolution led by the Paris School. A liberated self-taught artist, she always…
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