Description
DUCK WITH ITS BEAK TUCKED IN THE NECK
Armand PETERSEN
Bronze with black patina, signed «A Petersen».
Lost-wax cast by Mario Bisceglia. Bears the founder’s stamp.
Circa 1930.
Heigh : 42 cm – 1′ 4¹/₂” in.
Depth: 31 cm – 1′ 0¹/₄” in.
Width: 24.2 cm – 0′ 9¹/₂” in.
Provenance: Private collection from the north of France.
Literature: Armand Dayot, Les animaux vus par les meilleurs animaliers : réalisations, dessins, études etc. vol. 3, Animaux stylisés : plumes, Paris, 1930, model illustrated under n° 4 ;Yvon Lapaquellerie, « Armand Petersen Sculpteur animalier », L’Amour de l’art, 1930, p. 288 à 292, model reproduced p. 290 ; Liliane Colas, Petersen Sculpteur animalier,Tunis, 2004, page 60, plaster model reproduced under n° 19.
