Mademoiselle Bianchini, 1929

  • Charles Despiau, French, 1874-1946
  • C. Valsuani, Paris

Bronze

  • 15 in. 38.1 cm

Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund

35.7

Department

European Modern Art to 1970

Signed on back of neck, to right: C. Despiau.

Founder's mark to left on neck, CIRE/ VALSUANI/ PERDU

Brummer Gallery (dealer), New York.

DIA BULLETIN, vol 14, no 7, p 94-95. Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit, AN EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN SCULPTURE, March 25-April 10, 1935. Cranbrook Academy of Art, MODERN SCULPTURE, Oct 14-Nov 27, 1950, no 7. John Herron Art Museum, Indianapolis, SCULPTURE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, Jan 7- Feb 11, 1951, no 7. University of Michigan, PLASTIC AND GRAPHIC EXPRESSIONS BY MODERN SCULPTORS, Nov 1954. DIA, City Art Museum, St. Louis, ORIGINS OF MODERN SCULP- TURE, 1946, pp 6, 8. DIA, MODERN SCULPTURE, 1950, pp 28, 29 (ill). DIA, ARTS AND CRAFTS IN DETROIT, Nov 26, 1976-Jan 16, 1977 no 256 (ill p 194).

Charles Despiau; C. Valsuani, Mademoiselle Bianchini, 1929, Bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund, 35.7.