OSSIP ZADKINE " The Dog of the Geryon " Hand signed LITHOGRAPH Russian/French

Description: OSSIP ZADKINE 1890 Vitebsk-1967Ossip Zadkine (Russian: Осип Цадкин; July 14, 1890 – November 25, 1967) was a Belarusian-born artist who lived in France. He is primarily known as a sculptor, but also produced paintings and lithographs Hand signed and numbered 62/350 Title: The Dog of the Geryon from the Portfolio Title: Euripides; The Works of Herakles 1960 Original lithograph produced in 1960, hand-signed and hand-numbered (/350) in pencil by the artist. Also signed in the plate. Last page in German seen in last photo is not part of this auction paper size: 20 7/8"x 27 1/8"( 53.0 X 69 cm) image size: 18 1/2" x 24 1/8" ( 46 x 61 cm) good condition,some minor handling in white margin,some toning around edges Please consider the Photo's of the actual Artwork as part of the description. Please note that there sometimes can be a slight color variation from Photo to actual art work Zadkine served as a stretcher-bearer in the French Army during World War I, and was wounded in action. He spent the World War II years in America. His best-known work is probably the sculpture "The Destroyed City" (1951-1953), represents a man without a heart, a memorial to the destruction of the center of the Dutch city of Rotterdam in 1940 by the German Luftwaffe In 1920, Zadkine married Valentine Prax (1899—1991), an Algerian-born painter of Sicilian and French Catalan descent. They had no children. Zadkine was a friend of Henry Miller and was represented by the character Borowski inTropic of Cancer (novel) The artist's only child, Nicolas Hasle (born 1960), was the result of his affair with a Danish woman, Annelise Hasle. Since 2009, Hasle, a psychiatrist, who was acknowledged by the artist and had his parentage legally established in France in the 1980's, has been party to a lawsuit with the City of Paris to establish his claim to his father's estate. Zadkine died in Paris in 1967 at the age of 77 after undergoing abdominal surgery and was interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse. His former home and studio is now theMusée Zadkine. There is also a Musée Zadkine in the village of Les Arques in the Midi-Pyrénées region. Zadkine lived in Les Arques for a number of years, and while there, carved an enormous Christ on the Cross and Pieta that are featured in the 12th-century church which stands opposite the museum. Attention International Buyers: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Shipping : Your item will be shipped within 2 business days of receiving payment. Payment : We ask that payment be made within 7 days of auctions close. We understand that things can happen and if for some reason, you need more time...just write so that we can work it out for you. combined shipping: If you buy more than 1 picture that can be shipped in the same package, we will only charge shipping once, no matter how many pictures you buy. If you invoice shows something else, please wait for revised invoice before paying!

Price: 495 USD

Location: San Diego, California

End Time: 2024-02-26T19:43:20.000Z

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