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Robert WLÉRICK (1882-1944) Monument to Marshal Foch, sketch, 2nd state, ca. 1936 Workshop plaster. Unsigned. 44 x 38 x 13 cm Provenance: Artist's studio; by descent. This work was realized in collaboration with the sculptor Raymond Martin (1910-1992). The two sculptors are, with this sculpture, the winners of a competition for a monument honoring Marshal Foch. The statue is erected on the Place du Trocadero. Exhibitions - Robert Wlérick (1882-1944), Paris, Musée Rodin, 31 March-28 June 1982; Mont-de-Marsan, Musée Despiau-Wlérick, 17 July-26 September 1982, Édi- tions Musée Rodin, 1982, n°67 p. 68, repr. (plaster). - Robert Wlérick, études, esquisses et dessins, Mont-de-Marsan, musée Despiau-Wlérick, 24 June-5 September 1994; Paris, Musée Bourdelle, 1 February-14 May 1995; Poitiers, Musée Sainte-Croix, 6 October-10 December 1995; Chambéry, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1 February-30 April 1996, Paris-Musées, 1994, no. 42 p. 65, repr. (plaster).
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Robert WLÉRICK (1882-1944) Monument to Marshal Foch, sketch, 2nd state, ca. 1936 Workshop plaster. Unsigned. 44 x 38 x 13 cm Provenance: Artist's studio; by descent. This work was realized in collaboration with the sculptor Raymond Martin (1910-1992). The two sculptors are, with this sculpture, the winners of a competition for a monument honoring Marshal Foch. The statue is erected on the Place du Trocadero. Exhibitions - Robert Wlérick (1882-1944), Paris, Musée Rodin, 31 March-28 June 1982; Mont-de-Marsan, Musée Despiau-Wlérick, 17 July-26 September 1982, Édi- tions Musée Rodin, 1982, n°67 p. 68, repr. (plaster). - Robert Wlérick, études, esquisses et dessins, Mont-de-Marsan, musée Despiau-Wlérick, 24 June-5 September 1994; Paris, Musée Bourdelle, 1 February-14 May 1995; Poitiers, Musée Sainte-Croix, 6 October-10 December 1995; Chambéry, Musée des Beaux-Arts, 1 February-30 April 1996, Paris-Musées, 1994, no. 42 p. 65, repr. (plaster).
