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ELIE NADELMAN
NudeWoman
.
Engraving printed in black on cream laid paper, 1920. 214x100 mm; 8
1
/
2
x4 inches, full
margins. A superb, early proof impression with no sign of wear and crisp plate edges.
[2,000/3,000]
193
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ELIE NADELMAN
Reclining Nude
.
Relief print on heavy cream, wove paper, circa 1920. 283x390 mm; 11
1
/
4
x15
1
/
4
inches
(sheet), full margins. A superb impression with the relief showing through dinstinctly on
the verso.
Known primarily for his modernist sculptures of female heads and nudes, Nadelman
(1882-1946) was a Polish-born artist who spent the last decades of his life in the Riverdale
neighborhood of the Bronx. His works display his passion for classical sculpture and
European Folk Art, mixed with the Cubist influences he gained through his relationships
with avant-garde artists like Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, whom he met while living
in Paris from 1904 to 1914.
Nadelman had two plaster sculptures priced at $135 each (around $3,200 today) and 12
drawings, each with an asking price of $40.75 (approximately $1,000 today), in the Armory
Show. However, neither the sculptures nor drawings found buyers.
[1,000/1,500]
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