GEORGES LUCIEN GUYOT (1885-1973) Panther Sharpening... Lot 45

GEORGES LUCIEN GUYOT (1885-1973) Panther Sharpening its Claws, large model, the model designed around [1927], print numbered 1 Sculpture. Black patina bronze proof. Lost wax casting. Early ante mortem edition. Signed G. GUYOT on the terrace, bears the inscribed stamp SUSSE Frs Edrs Paris and the mention Cire perdue also on the terrace and the circular stamp SUSSE Frères Éditeurs Paris and the number 1 on the edge of the terrace. Height: 77cm - Length: 68.5cm - Width: 17.5cm Provenance: Collection X., Paris. Acquired by the current owner's grandfather directly from the artist. The current owner's grandfather and mother were close friends of Georges Lucien Guyot. Important notice: We would like to thank Mr. Pierre Dumonteil for the information he provided on this work. This sculpture will be registered in the Georges-Lucien Guyot Archives. Exhibition and related work: Georges-Lucien Guyot - Galerie Reflets de Paris, Hôtel du Parc, August 18-30, 1955. Another proof of our model was exhibited at this event. Bibliography and related works: - Groupe des Douze - Catalogue of the exhibition held at Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud, Paris, June 5 - July 18, 2020. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model reproduced on page 26. - Expo] Guyot - Catalogue of the exhibition organized by Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud, Paris, June 10 - July 17, 2021. Another bronze proof of our sculpture model reproduced on pages 22 and 23.