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Animal sculptor, Sculptor, b. 1891 - d. 1915

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          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Standing Female Nude
            Nov. 27, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Standing Female Nude

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Standing Female Nude pen and ink on paper 36.5 x 20.5cm (14 3/8 x 8 1/16in).

            Bonhams
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Man on a Horse
            Nov. 27, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Man on a Horse

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Man on a Horse signed 'HG Brzeska' (upper left) pen and ink on paper 24.5 x 31cm (9 5/8 x 12 3/16in).

            Bonhams
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), FIREBIRD (THE RUSSIAN BALLET)
            Oct. 23, 2024

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), FIREBIRD (THE RUSSIAN BALLET)

            Est: £12,000 - £18,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)FIREBIRD (THE RUSSIAN BALLET)BronzeSignedHeight: 62cm (24¼ in.)Cast in an edition of 10.Exhibited:London, Royal Albert Hall, Allied Artist's Association, The London Salon: Sixth Year, July 1913, no. 1212, another cast exhibitedLondon, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Twentieth Century Art, May 1914, no. 179, as 'L'oiseau de Feu Ballet', another cast exhibitedLondon, Leicester Galleries, A memorial exhibition of the work of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, May - June 1918, no. 31, as 'The Russian Ballet', another cast exhibitedLeeds, Temple Newsam, Roy de Maistre, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, June - August 1943, no. 62, as 'L'oiseau de Feu', another cast exhibitedLeeds, Arts Council of Great Britain, Temple Newsam, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings, June - August 1956, no. 2, as 'Russian Ballet', another cast exhibitedEdinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Sculptures, August - September 1972, no. 10, another cast exhibited: this exhibition travelled to Leeds, City Art Gallery, September - October 1972; and Cardiff, National Museum of Wales, October - November 1972London, Mercury Gallery, Gaudier-Brzeska, May - June 1987, no. 5, as 'L'oiseau de Feu', another cast exhibitedLiterature:H.S. Ede, Savage Messiah, William Heinemann, London, 1931, pp.156-57H. Brodzky, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska 1891-1915, London, 1933, pp. 36, 175-176, no. 179, as 'L'oiseau de Feu Ballet', another cast illustratedM. Levy, Gaudier-Brzeska Drawings and Sculpture, London, 1965, pp. 17, 29, no. 73, pl. 73, as 'L'oiseau de Feu (Ballet)', another cast illustratedR. Cole, Burning to Speak: The Life and Art of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Oxford, 1978, pp. 38, 61, no. 14, another cast illustratedLondon, Mercury Gallery, Exhibition catalogue, Gaudier-Brzeska,1987, no. 5, another cast illustrated on the front coverE. Silber and D. Finn, Gaudier-Brzeska Life and Art, London, 1996, pp. 34, 39, 43, 84, 104-105, no. 18, pls 11-12, another cast illustratedParis, Centre Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Exhibition catalogue, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska in the collection of the Centre Pompidou, 2009, pp. 176-177, 207, no. 13 and 21, as 'Oiseau de feu', another cast illustratedEvelyn Silber comments, 'Julian Lousada commissioned this group showing Adolph Bolm and Tamara Karsavina in the Ballet Russes production of Stravinsky's The Firebird, which was performed in London for the first time during the Ballet Russes' season from 12 June - 1 August, 1912. The sculpture depicts the moment when Ivan Tsarevitch captures the Firebird. Lousada received a plaster and paid £20 for one bronze cast, the highest price paid for any of his works in his lifetime' (op. cit.).This cast was sadly destroyed by bombing during the Blitz, and ten casts were subsequently produced from the surviving plaster.

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          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) La Femme de Dalou unsigned, inscription and label to verso, pen and ink, 21.5cm x 13cm
            Sep. 26, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) La Femme de Dalou unsigned, inscription and label to verso, pen and ink, 21.5cm x 13cm

            Est: £150 - £200

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) La Femme de Dalou unsigned, inscription and label to verso, pen and ink, 21.5cm x 13cm

            Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915), Reclining nude, pen and ink on paper, 26 x 38cm
            Jun. 25, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915), Reclining nude, pen and ink on paper, 26 x 38cm

            Est: £600 - £900

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Reclining nude pen and ink on paper

            Gorringes
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915), 'Elephant', ink on paper, 24 x 37cm
            Jun. 25, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915), 'Elephant', ink on paper, 24 x 37cm

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) 'Elephant' ink on paper signed and inscribed with presentation to Dan Rider

            Gorringes
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Garden Ornament III 34 cm. (13 3/8 in.) high Conceived in 1914 and cast in lead by H.S. (Jim) Ede, pre-1943 (this cast)
            Jun. 19, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Garden Ornament III 34 cm. (13 3/8 in.) high Conceived in 1914 and cast in lead by H.S. (Jim) Ede, pre-1943 (this cast)

            Est: £12,000 - £18,000

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Garden Ornament III lead 34 cm. (13 3/8 in.) high Conceived in 1914 and cast in lead by H.S. (Jim) Ede, pre-1943 (this cast)

            Bonhams
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Firebird (The Russian Ballet) 61.6 cm. (24 1/4 in.) high (Clay conceived in 1912, this cast from the later bronze edition of 10)
            Jun. 19, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Firebird (The Russian Ballet) 61.6 cm. (24 1/4 in.) high (Clay conceived in 1912, this cast from the later bronze edition of 10)

            Est: £12,000 - £18,000

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Firebird (The Russian Ballet) signed 'BRZESKA' (on the base) bronze with a black patina 61.6 cm. (24 1/4 in.) high Clay conceived in 1912, this cast from the later bronze edition of 10

            Bonhams
          • Wrestlers
            Jun. 07, 2024

            Wrestlers

            Est: £7,000 - £9,000

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska 1891 - 1915 Wrestlers signed by the printer in black ink, inscribed imp. and numbered 42/50 linoleum cut on wove paper image: 225 by 279 mm. 8⅞ by 11 in. sheet: 281 by 380 mm. 11 by 15 in. Executed circa 1914; this impression is number 42 from the posthumous edition of 50 (as issued), printed and published by Horace Brodzky.

            Sotheby's
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            May. 23, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £1,200 - £1,800

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Nude II, circa 1913 ink on paper 38 x 24.5cm Provenance: With Piccadilly Gallery, London, September 1964, where acquired by S.Mann Esq. `

            Cheffins
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            May. 23, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £1,200 - £1,800

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Nude I, circa 1913 ink on paper 38 x 25cm Provenance: With Piccadilly Gallery, London, September 1964, where acquired by S.Mann Esq.

            Cheffins
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            May. 23, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £500 - £800

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Rotten Row Portrait; the reverse with a sketch of a horse and rider pencil on paper, unframed 37.5 x 25cm Provenance: With Victor Waddington, London, where acquired in December 1966

            Cheffins
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            May. 23, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £500 - £800

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Policemen in Street signed with initials (lower left) ink on paper, unframed 15.5 x 19cm Provenance: With Victor Waddington, London, where acquired in December 1966

            Cheffins
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            May. 23, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £600 - £800

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Nude Torso ink 25 x 18cm Provenance: Sale; Phillips, London (details untraced) With Louise Kosman, Edinburgh Not examined out of the frame. Work appears to be adhered to the backboard at four corners and possibly along the edges. There is some minor cockling of the paper support which could be corrected by remounting. In the top left hand corner there are two small pinholes surrounded by brown accretions, possibly ink. Likewise, there are numerous brown accretions across the sheet and light scattered foxing throughout. The top right corner has two faint dog ear creases and the edges have light handling creases. The sheet is lightly toned throughout, this is largely uniform though there is one small circular blanched patch in the upper right quadrant. Ink appears slightly faded. See additional images.

            Cheffins
          • Henri Gaudier- Brzeska, Sculptor 1891-1915
            Apr. 11, 2024

            Henri Gaudier- Brzeska, Sculptor 1891-1915

            Est: $10 - $1,000

            By: Jeremy Lewison - Published By: Kettle's Yard Gallery - Paperback Dimensions: 10" X 8 1/4"

            Berner's Auction Gallery
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915), Two Heads, Haldane Macfall, inscribed verso, pen and ink, each 23 x 17.5, in a single frame and glazed 40 x 53 cm
            Mar. 28, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915), Two Heads, Haldane Macfall, inscribed verso, pen and ink, each 23 x 17.5, in a single frame and glazed 40 x 53 cm

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915), Two Heads, Haldane Macfall, inscribed verso, pen and ink, each 23 x 17.5, in a single frame and glazed 40 x 53 cm Christie's - 20th Century British Art, 7 October 2008 lot 10

            Dawsons Auctioneers
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) The Wrestlers Block 225 x 278 mm. Sheet 2
            Mar. 27, 2024

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) The Wrestlers Block 225 x 278 mm. Sheet 2

            Est: £8,000 - £12,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) The Wrestlers Block 225 x 278 mm. Sheet 242 x 312 mm.

            Christie's
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            Feb. 22, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £1,500 - £2,500

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Standing Female Nude ink 37 x 24cm Provenance: Collection of H.S. Jim Ede With Anthony Hepworth Fine Art, Bath

            Cheffins
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            Feb. 22, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Reclining Nude ink 24.5 x 37cm Provenance: Collection of Alan Barlow (1926-2005)

            Cheffins
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            Feb. 22, 2024

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Nude Torso ink 25 x 18cm Provenance: Sale; Phillips, London (details untraced) With Louise Kosman, Edinburgh

            Cheffins
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915)
            Feb. 06, 2024

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915)

            Est: €2,000 - €3,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) FIGURE, 1989 Bronze à patine verte nuancée de brune Signé, titré, numéroté "4/7" et cachet de fondeur "Chapon Paris" Fonte posthume d’après le modèle en pierre conçu en 1913 Bronze with brown-green patina; signed, titled, numbered "4/7" and foundry mark "Chapon Paris"; posthumous cast after a model designed in 1913 HAUT. 40,5 CM • 16 IN.

            Tajan
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Windmill
            Nov. 29, 2023

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Windmill

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Windmill pencil on paper 18.5 x 18.5cm (7 5/16 x 7 5/16in).

            Bonhams
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Owl (Executed circa 1913)
            Nov. 29, 2023

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Owl (Executed circa 1913)

            Est: £1,200 - £1,800

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French, 1891-1915) Owl pen and ink on paper 34.5 x 27.5cm (13 9/16 x 10 13/16in). Executed circa 1913

            Bonhams
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)
            Oct. 26, 2023

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915)

            Est: £300 - £500

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) Wrestlers; edition printed for Lycée Professionnel du Bâtiment, Saint-Jean-de-Braye linocut reproduction 32.5 x 39.5cm The only linocut ever produced by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, The Wrestlers was inspired by his many visits to the London Wrestling Club, off Fleet Street, between 1912 and 1913. Making several drawings from life and, in 1914, executing a plaster relief of the same subject, it appears that Gaudier-Brzeska was completely captivated by the spectacle. Indeed, writing in a letter to his companion, Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska, dated 1912, he details the athleticism of the wrestlers, writing: ‘They fought with amazing vivacity and spirit, turning in the air, falling back on their heads, and in a flash were up again on the other side, utterly incompressible.’ One of the earliest artists to have experimented with linoleum in place of wood as a relief printing technique, it seems entirely appropriate that Gaudier Brzeska used the newly pioneered linocut method - which was adopted by printmakers to convey the vitality of the modern world - to demonstrate the dynamism of the wrestlers. The Wrestlers was originally born as a linocut to be used as a Christmas card but was only published posthumously by fellow artist and friend, Horace Brodzky. The present lot is not part of the Brodzky edition, rather it was produced under the auspices of an educational and fundraising project from the Lycée Professionnel de St Jean de Braye, Gaudier’s birthplace outside Orléans, aiming to raise funds to restore his childhood home.

            Cheffins
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), MAN IN A FLAT CAP
            Oct. 25, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), MAN IN A FLAT CAP

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)MAN IN A FLAT CAP Ink25 x 18cm (9¾ x 7 in.)Drawn circa 1913-1914. Provenance:Mercury Gallery, London Private Collection, Mr & Mrs Christopher Gough (by 8 June 1987) Browse & Darby, London (cat no. 38, stock no. L3124)Private Collection, Mr & Mrs Robert Chandler

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), MALE NUDE CROUCHING
            Oct. 25, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), MALE NUDE CROUCHING

            Est: £1,500 - £2,500

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)MALE NUDE CROUCHINGPen and ink Stamped with H.S. Ede Collection stamp (lower left)36 x 38cm (14 x 14¾ in.)Provenance:Mercury Gallery, London

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), MAN ON HORSEBACK
            Oct. 25, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), MAN ON HORSEBACK

            Est: £400 - £600

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)MAN ON HORSEBACK Ink 25 x 38cm (9¾ x 14¾ in.)Drawn in 1913. Provenance:Browse & Darby, London Private Collection, Mr & Mrs Chandler

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          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), NUDE WITH HANDS BEHIND HEAD
            Oct. 25, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), NUDE WITH HANDS BEHIND HEAD

            Est: £500 - £800

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)NUDE WITH HANDS BEHIND HEAD Ink 38 x 24cm (14¾ x 9¼ in.)Drawn in 1913. Provenance:Mercury Gallery, London Private Collection, Mr & Mrs Chandler (acquired from the above on 24 October 1991)Exhibited:London, Mercury Gallery, Centenary Exhibition, October 1991

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          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Man with stick ink on paper 15 ¼ x 10 in.
            Oct. 19, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Man with stick ink on paper 15 ¼ x 10 in.

            Est: £2,000 - £3,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Man with stick ink on paper 15 ¼ x 10 in. (38.7 x 25.4 cm.)

            Christie's
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Garden Ornament III bronze with a dark gr
            Oct. 19, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Garden Ornament III bronze with a dark gr

            Est: £15,000 - £25,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Garden Ornament III bronze with a dark green patina 13 5⁄8 in. (34.6 cm.) high

            Christie's
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Duck bronze with a dark brown patina 4 ½
            Oct. 19, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Duck bronze with a dark brown patina 4 ½

            Est: £12,000 - £18,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Duck bronze with a dark brown patina 4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide

            Christie's
          • Henri GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915)
            Oct. 10, 2023

            Henri GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915)

            Est: €5,000 - €7,000

            Henri GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) FIGURE, 1989 Bronze à patine verte nuancé de brun Signé, titré, numéroté ‘4/7’ et cachet de fondeur ‘Chapon Paris’ Fonte posthume d’après le modèle en pierre conçu en 1913 Bronze with brown-green patina; signed, titled, numbered ‘4/7’ and foundry mark ‘Chapon Paris’; posthumous cast after a model designed in 1913 HAUT. 40,5 CM – 16 IN.

            Tajan
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), BIRD
            Oct. 05, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915), BIRD

            Est: £3,000 - £5,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915) BIRD Pastel 23.5 x 19cm (9¼ x 7¼ in.)Executed in 1912.Provenance:Bonhams, Oxford, The Robin Symes Collection, 7 October 2007, lot 77, where purchased by Robert KimeExhibited:London, Peter Nahum Gallery, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 1995

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, TAIL PIECE, INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, INSCRIBED ON REVERSE (CONCEALED): "TAIL PIECE BY GAUDIER BRZESKA", 20 X 2...
            Jul. 13, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, TAIL PIECE, INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, INSCRIBED ON REVERSE (CONCEALED): "TAIL PIECE BY GAUDIER BRZESKA", 20 X 2...

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, TAIL PIECE, INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, INSCRIBED ON REVERSE (CONCEALED): "TAIL PIECE BY GAUDIER BRZESKA", 20 X 26CM, FRAME SIZE: 42 X 46.5CM

            Leonard Joel
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (LION), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 23.5 X 18.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 47 X 40CM PROVENANCE: LEICESTER GALLERI...
            Jul. 13, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (LION), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 23.5 X 18.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 47 X 40CM PROVENANCE: LEICESTER GALLERI...

            Est: $700 - $1,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (LION), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 23.5 X 18.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 47 X 40CM PROVENANCE: LEICESTER GALLERIES, THE COLLECTION OF ERNEST GYE, ABBOTT & HOLDER, LONDON (LABEL VERSO)

            Leonard Joel
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)
            Jun. 14, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915)

            Est: £15,000 - £20,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH 1891-1915) THE MADONNA OF 'THE MIRACLE' WITH SELF-PORTRAIT oil on canvas 55 x 43cm; 21 3/4 x 17in 74 X 61cm; 29 x 24in (framed) Property from a Deceased Estate Provenance: Mr & Mrs Thomas Leman Hare (commissioned from the artist. Thomas Leman Hare was a publisher and collector and in the 1920s became editor of Apollo magazine) Mrs Genevieve Shillingford (god-daughter of Mrs Leman Hare) Miss Joia Shillingford (daughter of the above) Sale, Sotheby's London, 11th November 1981, lot 242 (sold by the above) A. Leslie (probably purchased at the above sale) Alton Gallery, Barnes Purchased by the late owner from the above prior to 1990 Painted in 1912, this is a unique example in Gaudier-Brzeska’s oeuvre both in being painted on canvas rather than paper, and in the silhouette self-portrait holding a brush. The statuette in the foreground of the composition is a plaster Gaudier had recently completed of Madame Carmi in the leading role of the Madonna in The Miracle performed at the London Olympia. The plaster is now in the collection of Kettle's Yard, Cambridge (fig. 1). The present painting was almost certainly executed in the Thameside home of his patrons, Mr and Mrs Leman Hare, on Chiswick Mall. Thomas Leman Hare (1872-1935) was a painter, collector and writer on art, who subsequently became editor of Apollo magazine. Friends of the Leman Hares included fellow art writer Haldane Macfall, painter and illustrator Claud Lovat Fraser and the aspiring young writer Enid Bagnold, who later achieved fame as the author of National Velvet. Gaudier-Brzeska had arrived from his native France with his companion Sophie Brzeska early in 1911 and had entered the orbit of this group in January 1912 after writing to Haldane Macfall in response to an article he had published in the English Review. Gaudier modelled portraits of several of them and contacts with more advanced artists and writers followed notably with the sculptor Jacob Epstein, some of the Camden Town painters and with Roger Fry’s Omega Workshop. In 1914 he was elected to the London Group and emerged as one of the leaders of the short-lived, radical Vorticist Group before his tragically premature death in France aged only 23. Performed from 21 December 1911 to 10 February 1912, The Miracle, produced by the German impressario Max Reinhardt was an extravaganza - part medieval miracle play, part wordless musical pageant involving around 1,700 performers including orchestra and chorus, horses, actors and a set evoking the interior of a medieval church which is probably that sketched on the verso of Gaudier’s canvas (fig. 2). It was a hit which subsequently toured in Europe and the US, was revived in the 1920s and filmed in three versions. It also launched the career of Maria Carmi who incarnated the central figure, a sculpture of the Madonna and the redemptive figure of the nun at the core of the plot. The statuette of Maria Carmi (1880-1957) was one of Gaudier’s earliest commissions. He was paid £5. The commission and the process of its making were described both by Sophie Brzeska in the ‘Journal’ of her life with Gaudier (Cambridge University Library) and by Gaudier himself in a letter, dated 12 February 1912, to Haldane Macfall (National Art Library). In Sophie Brzeska’s account Mrs Leman Hare arrived at their Chelsea lodgings, just as they were packing up to move, to offer Gaudier the commission and to insist that he and Sophie Brzeska accompany the Hares to the final performance who had already seen it eight times; ‘There is a large number of people who admire Maria Carmi as much as we do. So my husband had the idea to ask Lord Northcliffe and a few other gentlemen whether they might not like to contribute to having a bust made of this divine Madonna. Lord Northcliffe was enchanted by the idea. . . We are going to have a copy cast in bronze to offer to Madame Carmi and then fifty or so in plaster which will sell easily.’ Two days later Gaudier gave a down-to-earth account in a letter to Macfall, describing the sculpture as a statuette rather than a bust. ‘Off we went as tired as could be, made about sixty sketches of the subject, came back home…at 1 o’clock yesterday, and spent the whole morning putting up the clay for the thing.’ He added ‘Mr Hare gave me a very good idea. He suggested that I should indicate on the plaster cast the different colours gold, red and blue and this I will do.’ On 26 February Gaudier was able to report to Macfall that the mould was finished and he expected to be able to cast the piece that evening. A second plain white cast was made, later probably destroyed, but the projected edition never came to fruition. The archive image of the statuette (fig. 1) shows short brush strokes of colour applied in an Impressionist technique although all the colour has now deteriorated to dark brown in this sculpture (Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge). A pastel of The Madonna alone (Private Collection) is more densely pigmented in red, blue, green and ochre (H Brodzky, Gaudier-Brzeska Drawings, 1946, colour frontispiece). One may surmise that Gaudier included the mirrored image of himself as a painter rather than sculptor in his canvas in acknowledgement of Leman Hare’s colour suggestion. We are grateful to Dr Evelyn Silber for her assistance in preparing this catalogue entry. fig. 1, Archival photograph of Gaudier-Brzeska, Mme Carmi as the Madonna in 'The Miracle', plaster, 1912 (courtesy of Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge) fig. 2, The reverse of the present lot, almost certainly showing the stage set of The Miracle performed at Olympia Exhibition Halls 1911-12

            Olympia Auctions
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French 1891-1915) The Bird
            Apr. 27, 2023

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French 1891-1915) The Bird

            Est: £2,000 - £3,000

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (French 1891-1915) The Bird pen & ink on paper (with further drawings on the reverse of the sheet) (37.5cm  x 25.4cm (14 3/4in x 10in)) Provenance The Estate of the Artist H.S. (Jim) Ede Maltzahn Gallery, London (as The Bird: Polish Emblem) Acquired from the above by James Astor Esq., October 1974 Bloomsbury Auctions, London, Modern British Art, 8th May 2008, lot 4

            Lyon & Turnbull
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915), Seated Female Nude (1913)
            Apr. 27, 2023

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915), Seated Female Nude (1913)

            Est: £3,000 - £5,000

            Property of a Gentleman collector Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915) Seated Female Nude (1913) Graphite on paper Provenance: Anthony D'Offay, 9 Dering Street;  4th of July 2002, Sothebys  Dimensions: (Paper) 14.5 in. (H) x 9.5 in. (W) (Frame) 25.5 in. (H) x 19 in. (W)

            Sloane Street Auctions
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (LION), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 23.5 X 18.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 47 X 40CM PROVENANCE: LEICESTER GALLERI...
            Mar. 30, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (LION), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 23.5 X 18.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 47 X 40CM PROVENANCE: LEICESTER GALLERI...

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (LION), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 23.5 X 18.5CM, FRAME SIZE: 47 X 40CM PROVENANCE: LEICESTER GALLERIES, THE COLLECTION OF ERNEST GYE, ABBOTT & HOLDER, LONDON (LABEL VERSO)

            Leonard Joel
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, TAIL PIECE, INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, INSCRIBED ON REVERSE (CONCEALED): "TAIL PIECE BY GAUDIER BRZESKA", 20 X 2...
            Mar. 30, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, TAIL PIECE, INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, INSCRIBED ON REVERSE (CONCEALED): "TAIL PIECE BY GAUDIER BRZESKA", 20 X 2...

            Est: $2,000 - $4,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, TAIL PIECE, INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, INSCRIBED ON REVERSE (CONCEALED): "TAIL PIECE BY GAUDIER BRZESKA", 20 X 26CM, FRAME SIZE: 42 X 46.5CM

            Leonard Joel
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (SEATED FIGURE), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 26 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 39CM PROVENANCE: ABBOTT & HOL...
            Mar. 30, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (SEATED FIGURE), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 26 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 39CM PROVENANCE: ABBOTT & HOL...

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (SEATED FIGURE), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 26 X 18CM, FRAME SIZE: 48 X 39CM PROVENANCE: ABBOTT & HOLDER, LONDON (LABEL VERSO)

            Leonard Joel
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FOOT), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 14 X 15CM, FRAME SIZE: 39 X 39CM PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE: SOPHIE BR...
            Mar. 30, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FOOT), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 14 X 15CM, FRAME SIZE: 39 X 39CM PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE: SOPHIE BR...

            Est: $500 - $700

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FOOT), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 14 X 15CM, FRAME SIZE: 39 X 39CM PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE: SOPHIE BRZESKA, H. S. EDE, THE BLOOMSBURY WORKSHOP, LONDON (LABEL VERSO), PHILLIPS AUCTIONEERS (LABEL VERSO)

            Leonard Joel
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FEET), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 14 X 15CM, FRAME SIZE: 39 X 39CM PROVENANCE: SOPHIE BRZESKA, H. S....
            Mar. 30, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FEET), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 14 X 15CM, FRAME SIZE: 39 X 39CM PROVENANCE: SOPHIE BRZESKA, H. S....

            Est: $500 - $700

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FEET), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 14 X 15CM, FRAME SIZE: 39 X 39CM PROVENANCE: SOPHIE BRZESKA, H. S. EDE, THE BLOOMSBURY WORKSHOP, LONDON (LABEL VERSO), PHILLIPS AUCTIONEERS (LABEL VERSO)

            Leonard Joel
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FIGURE STUDY), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 38 X 21.5CM UNFRAMED
            Mar. 30, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FIGURE STUDY), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 38 X 21.5CM UNFRAMED

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA, UNTITLED (FIGURE STUDY), INK ON PAPER, UNSIGNED, 38 X 21.5CM UNFRAMED

            Leonard Joel
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Women Carrying Sacks bronze with a black
            Mar. 22, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Women Carrying Sacks bronze with a black

            Est: £12,000 - £18,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Women Carrying Sacks bronze with a black patina, relief, mounted on a wooden panel the bronze 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.); overall 16 x 12 3/4 in. (40.6 x 32.4 cm.)

            Christie's
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Mermaid bronze with a brown patina 11 in.
            Mar. 22, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Mermaid bronze with a brown patina 11 in.

            Est: £15,000 - £25,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Mermaid bronze with a brown patina 11 in. (27.9 cm.) long

            Christie's
          • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) The Wrestlers Block 222.25 x 279.4 mm.
            Mar. 22, 2023

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) The Wrestlers Block 222.25 x 279.4 mm.

            Est: £8,000 - £12,000

            Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) The Wrestlers Block 222.25 x 279.4 mm.

            Christie's
          • HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Knuckle-Duster cut brass, unique 4 1/2 in
            Mar. 22, 2023

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Knuckle-Duster cut brass, unique 4 1/2 in

            Est: £8,000 - £12,000

            HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Knuckle-Duster cut brass, unique 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) wide

            Christie's
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