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‘I became myself the day I dared to do certain things that I thought were forbidden. To create, one must have a great freshness, a great naivety. What we call the sacred fire. In the studio, you forget yourself, and the material transforms you. Suddenly, one thing leads you to another and so on. In reality, when you are an artist, you have fun’ – César
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This work is recorded in the archives of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel, under number 5056.
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The work is structurally sound. There are some surface irregularities in places, coherent with the artist's working process. There are handling marks and some abrasions in places. There is surface dust in the recesses. It is our opinion that the work is in good condition.
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Lot 9Sale 20927
l’Esprit de la Révolution française César (1921-1998)Estimate: EUR 40,000 - 60,000
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