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Petrus Verdie (Brazil/France early 20thC) reaching bending…
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Auckland
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11-Oct-2022
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Petrus Verdie (Brazil/France early 20thC) reaching bending figure, cire perdue bronze, signed and dated 1905, foundry mark of Claude Valsuani, height 24.5 cm, excluding mahogany plinth. The Valsuani foundry was associated with Renoir, Daumier, Picasso, Troubetskoy, Matisse, et al. Verdie was at various times in the early 20th century on the committee of, and an exhibitor at the Exposicoes Gerais de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro. A retrospective of his work was held at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes in 1954. Https://tinyurl.com/Verdie-research
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Sculpture/Statuary: Figures/Groups