Edmond Moirignot (1913-2002) - Lot 199

Edmond Moirignot (1913-2002) Lolita Created circa 1955; Valsuani edition of six Bronze statuette with green-brown patina shaded with red Signed "Moirignot Bears the founder's stamp "CIRE PERDUE A. VALSUANI Numbered "2T EA H. 58 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris; By descent Related work: -Edmond Moirignot, Fillette, Susse cast circa 1961, bronze, signed on the base "Moirignot", H.115 x W. 33 x D. 32.5 cm, Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne, inv. AMS 304. Related literature -Pierre Monastier, Moirignot: le chant du bronze, Clichy, Éditions de Corlevour, 2020 ; -Claude Jeancolas, Moirignot: catalog raisonné, Paris, Éd. FVW, 2010, model listed under no. 74, p. 45; -Claude Jeancolas, Moirignot: aimer, créer, rêver, Paris, Éditions FVW, 2006, model listed under no. 74, p. 116. Around 1955, Moirignot produced two editions of Lolita, one 45 cm high and the second 58 cm. A third, larger bronze version was cast by Susse around 1961 and is now in the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris.