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Kosta Alex (1925-2005) Nadine.

Bronze.

H  60.00 cm (23.62 in)  |  W  31.70 cm (12.48 in)  |  L  22.00 cm (8.66 in).

Origin: United States, 1959.

Marks: KOSTA ALEX 1959 3/6, Susse Fondeur, Paris.

Condition: Very good.

'Nadine' a bronze by Kosta Alex.

'From the very beginning his (Kosta Alex) main interest has been the human figure, especially the head. 'The conversion into the sculpture was successfully done by him with a rare original directness reminding us of prehistoric wall paintings and of the Easter Island Heads'.

Provenance
Turske & Turske, Zurich.

Exhibitions
Knoedler Gallery, Zurich, Kosta Alex 1983 cat no 28 illustrated.
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, Kosta Alex 1964 illustrated.

Literature: 
Collections include: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C; Storm King Art Center Sculpture Park, New York; The Jean and Suzanne Planque Collection, Lausanne, Switzerland; Art Fund of the city of Geneva, Switzerland; Fond National d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France; Ion Vorres Museum, Attica, Greece; Collection de l'Art Brut "Neuve Invention", Lausanne, Switzerland; Collection of Contemporary Art of the Cantonale Bank of Geneva, Switzerland.

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Stock number

130
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