International Art Auction

June 12, 2012

LOT 57

Lot 57

Dora Gordine (1906-1991)

Dora Gordine (1906-1991)
Lot 57 Details
Dora Gordine (1906-1991), British

HEAD (VARIATION OF SMALL FEMALE ASIATIC HEAD, CIRCA 1940’S)

Green patinated bronze; signed and numbered 1/1 in the cast. Raised on a wood base.

Together with the book:
“Dora Gordine Sculptor, Artist, Designer”, by Jonathan Black and Brenda Martin, hardcover
height 5" — 12.7 cm.

Estimate $800-$1,000

Realised: $615
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Dora Gordine (1906-1991)
  • Dora Gordine (1906-1991)
  • Dora Gordine (1906-1991)
Literature:

“Dora Gordine Sculptor, Artist, Designer” by Jonathan Black and Brenda Martin

Note:

This work is similar to Small Female Asiatic Head, circa 1940’s, illustrated in Black’s, “Catalogue Raisonne of Sculpture”, p. 234, Cat. No. 47

CONDITION DETAILS

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