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CHANA ORLOFF (French-Ukrainian 1878-1968)
Maternité, 1924
Bronze
25 x 14-1/2 x 11-1/4 inches (63.5 x 36.8 x 28.6 cm)
Edition 2/8
Susse Fondeur Paris
Inscribed Ch Orloff 1924 2/8 and stamped

Provenance:
Crow Art Partnership collection (Dallas, Texas)

Russian born realist sculptor Chana Orloff lived the majority of her life in Paris where she trained and worked, while identifying strongly with her Eretz-Israel heritage. She ran in avant-garde circles, befriending artists such as Matisse, Picasso and Modigliani. In 1916 she married, but was widowed in 1918, left to raise her one year old son alone. When Paris was invaded during World War II Orloff fled to Switzerland with her son, returning to Paris after the war. She made many trips to Eretz-Israel and Israel throughout her life. Her first exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum was held in 1935, followed by a number of subsequent exhibitions and retrospectives.

Her sculptures reflect her personal trials and triumphs evidenced by the reoccurring themes of women, children and motherhood through the mediums of wood, bronze and stone. She also favored the subject of animals. Her mannered sculptures such as the above offered work, won her acclaim and a sound flow of commissions for portraits and monuments.
Auction 652 | Lot: 25195 | May 25, 2007

Sold For: $65,725.00

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PAIR OF NAPOLEON III STYLE EBONIZED MAHOGANY AND IVORY INLAID GILT BRONZE MOUNTED AND GLAZED DOOR CABINETS WITH MARBLE TOP
France, 20th century
44-1/2 x 60 x 19 inches (113.0 x 152.4 x 48.3 cm) (each)

(Total: 2 Items)
Auction 5078 | Lot: 86504 | Sep 27, 2011

Sold For: $50,787.50

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JULES ÉMILE SAINTIN (French 1829-1894)
Three Portraits
1. Abraham Lincoln, 1860
Graphite and gouache on card
4.25in. x 3.25in. oval
Inscribed on top: 1805 Hon. Abraham Lincoln of Illinois President of the U.S.
Inscribed on bottom: J.E. Saintin New York 1860
2. Stephen A. Douglas, 1860
Graphite and gouache on card
5in. x 4in. oval
Inscribed on top: 1861 Hon. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois.

Inscribed on bottom: J. Emile Saintin New York 1860
3. John Brown, 1859
Graphite and gouache on brown paper
6in. x 4.75in. oval
Inscribed on top: J.E. Saintin/ New York, 1859

Inscribed on bottom: John Brown 1859
Provenance: Argosy Gallery, New York; the estate of E. Maurice Bloch; [Christies New York, June 19, 1990 lot 28]; Hirschl & Adler Gallery, New York

Jules Émile Saintin was born in Lemée, France on October 1, 1829 and attended classes at the Ecole des Beaux-arts under Michel-Martin Drolling, Achille-Jean Babtiste, and Francais Edouard Picot. Saintin made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1848 and his work was awarded medals in 1866, 1870, and 1886. Saintin worked in New York City around 1857 and he was commissioned to paint portraits of prominent citizens, including a portrait of Stephen A. Douglas, which now hangs in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. He was elected an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1861. Saintin returned to France sometime around 1863 and he died in Paris in 1894. He was awarded the prestigious Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. His work is housed in the Corcoran Gallery of Art and in France in the Musée de Nice, Musée de Saint-Brieuc.

Condition: quarter sized stain lower left, some scratches and paper discoloration (Total: 3 items)
Auction 604 | Lot: 24019 | Oct 29, 2004

Sold For: $33,460.00

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FRANÇOIS LAFON (French, 1845-1945)
Child and Mother with Bird
Oil on canvas
36-3/4 x 28-3/4 inches (93.3 x 73.0 cm)
Signed lower left: François Lafon

Auction 5118 | Lot: 72017 | Nov 15, 2012

Sold For: $25,000.00

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LEON JEAN BASILE PERRAULT (French, 1832-1908)
L' amour Fraternel
Oil on canvas
22 x 18 inches (55.9 x 45.7 cm)
Signed upper right: L. Perrault

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64058 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $25,000.00

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HENRI JEAN GUILLAUME MARTIN (French, 1860-1943)
Étude de Causse du Lot, circa early 1940s
Oil on panel
11-1/2 x 19 inches (29.2 x 48.3 cm)
Signed lower left: Henri Martin

Auction 5096 | Lot: 64110 | May 15, 2012

Sold For: $13,750.00

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VICTOR GABRIEL GILBERT (French, 1847-1933)
Marchands aux Bords de la Seine, Paris
Pastel on paper
Auction 5057 | Lot: 64040 | Nov 10, 2010

Sold For: $11,950.00

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MARCEL DYF (French, 1899-1985)
Flowers Market at Cannes
Oil on canvas
16-3/4 x 21 inches (42.5 x ...
Auction 5004 | Lot: 33125 | May 8, 2008

Sold For: $11,950.00

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