CÉSAR, 1921-1988 Citroën, 1962 box/relief in welded iron, pale green lacquered Citroën sheet metal, unique piece signed on the side and on the support 16,5 x 12 x 11 cm + base This work is listed under N°4868 in the Denyse Durand-Ruel archives for César. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Édouard Jaguer, Poétique de la sculpture, cahiers du Musée de Poche, Paris, 1960, described and reproduced under n°24. OLD PROVENANCE: Collection Denys Chevalier - private collection. RELATED WORK: Citroën, 1959, welded iron and painted sheet metal, described and reproduced under n°292 p. 248 of the catalog raisonné of Madame Denyse Durand-Ruel, César, catalog raisonné volume 1 1947-1964

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