Description:
Georges Charpentier (French, b. 1937)
L'Arbre de Vie
Signed and numbered "G. CHARPENTIER [artist's cipher] 1/8" along the bottom left side.
Polished bronze, height 49 1/4 in. (125.0 cm),on a marble plinth set into a separate wood stand.
Condition: Surface discoloration, areas of oxidation, minor surface scratches, surface dust and grime.
N.B. The lot is accompanied by the sales receipt from Galerie Félix Vercel, Inc., New York, dated October 11, 1980, and by two gallery pamphlets about the artist, one of which illustrates this sculpture.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
On the sales receipt, the weight was given as 200 kgs. (of 441 lbs.)
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