TERRE CUITE - Set of 3 masks, unique original works in clay from 1944: 1°) "Masque de la Colère" (18 x 26 cm), signed "MONTAZ32 " (the number may be a creation order number), accompanied by an original pencil drawing on paper dated August 17, 1944 (13 x 21.5 cm) representing the mask with the precision: "2°) "Masque de la Paresse" (16 x 29 cm), signed "MONTAZ38" (the number may be a creation order number), accompanied by an original black and blue pencil drawing on paper dated October 27, 1944 (13 x 21.5 cm) representing the mask with the precision: "Finished in clay on October 29, 1944". - 3°) "Masque de l'Avarice" (17 x 28 cm), signed "MONTAZ39 " (the number may be a creation order number), accompanied by an original pencil drawing on paper dated November 6, 1944 (13 x 21.5 cm) depicting the mask.

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