Chana Orloff (Ukranian / French 1888-1968) §
Jeune Fille A La Natte [Young Girl With a Braid], 1951
£12,600
Auction: 28 October 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
signed and dated 'Ch. Orloff 51', 'Susse Fondeur Paris' foundry mark, patinated bronze
Dimensions
45cm high, 27.5cm wide (17 3/4in high, 10 3/4in wide)
Provenance
Provenance:
Christie's, New York, Fine 20th-Century Decorative Art, 22 March 1986, Lot 54;
Private Collection.
Footnote
Literature:
Felix Marcilhac, Chana Orloff, Paris, 1991, no.322.
" At first I am attracted by the plastic decorative side, if you prefer, and the character... I would like my works to be as alive as life... " (Chana Orloff - E.des Courières in Chana Orloff, Editions of the NRF, Gallimard. 1927)
Born in Ukraine in 1888, Chana Orloff settled in Paris in 1910 becoming a naturalised citizen in 1926. She was associated with the Fauves and Cubists early in her career, and was a greatly admired and successful member of the École de Paris artists during the 1920s and 1930s. Alongside the likes of Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Marc Chagall, she exhibited regularly in all the major Salons and exhibitions in Paris. She worked in a wide variety of media, sculpting primarily genre subjects and portraits of which the present model is a graceful example.