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ÉMILE GILIOLI (1911-1977)
La Magicienne (The Magician)
signed, numbered and with the foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur Paris Gilioli 2/6' (on the base)
bronze with black patina
1618 x 978 x 1134in. (41 x 25 x 30cm.)
Executed in 1963, this work is number two from an edition of six, plus one artist's proof
Provenance
Galerie Veranneman, Brussels.
Roger and Josette Vanthournout, Belgium, by whom acquired from the above, and thence by descent.
Literature
P.M. Grand, 'Gilioli: prière et force' in XXe Siècle, XXVI année, December 1964, no. 24 (illustrated, p. 63).
Les Lettres françaises, 24 June 1964, no.18 (illustrated, on the last page).
I. Jianou et al., Gilioli, Paris 1971, pp. 69 and 140, no. 383, pl. 68 (illustrated, p. 141).
V.-A. Sircoulomb-Müller, L'oeuvre sculpté d'Emile Gilioli : catalogue raisonné, Paris 1995, pp. 772-773, no. 264. b.
Exhibited
Grenoble, Musée des Beaux Arts, Maison de la Culture, Gilioli Rétrospective 1929-1969, 1969, no. 44 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 27).
Brussels, Galerie Veranneman, Gilioli, 1971, pp. 63 and 128 (another from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour, p. 63).
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