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1925 - Wood carving "Head of Chana Orloff" by Leon Indenbaum

"Head of Chana Orloff” realized in 1925 by his friend LEON INDENBAUM 1890-1981.This French sculptor, of Jewish origin born in Belarus (Russian empire) works with Bourdelle and Maillol and participates in the movement ECOLE DE PARIS with his friends: Modigliani, Rivera, Kikoine, Giacometti, Chagall, Zadkine, Picasso, Brancusi, Archipenko… Indenbaum also sculpted the bust of the painter Chaim Soutine, of the painter Léonard Foujita… In 1968 he was awarded the prestigious Wildenstein Prize of Institut de France. One of his sculptures beats the world record for 1964 for a 20th century decorative artwork at $ 4.6M. Wood carving sculpture 22 inch - 56 cm.

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Uploaded on February 16, 2018