JACQUES LIPCHITZ (1891-1973) The Lovers signed and numbered '5/7 J. Lipchitz' and marked with the artist's thumbprint (at the base); stamped with the foundry mark 'Modern. Art. FDRY. N.Y.' (on the right side of the base) bronze with green patina 15.8 x 18cm (6 1/4 x 7 1/16in). Conceived in 1934, this bronze version cast by the Modern Art Foundry, New York, in an edition of 7. Footnotes: Provenance The artist's estate. Acquired from the above by the present owner. Literature H.H. Arnason, Jacques Lipchitz, Sketches in Bronze, London, 1969, no. 106 (another cast illustrated p. 140). A.G. Wilkinson, The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, A Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. I, The Paris Years, 1910-1940, New York, 1996, no. 316 (another cast illustrated p. 104). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing