American & European Art 
10 November 2022
American & European Art 
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Boris Lovet-Lorski 1894–1973

Melpomene

c. 1936
patinated bronze 35 h × 13½ w × 10 d in (89 × 34 × 25 cm)
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $15,000
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This work depicting Melpomene, the Greek muse of tragedy, was originally sculpted from marble. The present example is a casting completed by the artist in his New York studio.
provenance: A.B. Levy, Palm Beach, 23 July 2015, Lot 10 | Private Collection
exhibited: Boris Lovet-Lorski: The Language of Time, 27 April - 26 May 1967, Syracuse University, New York
literature: Art Deco Sculpture, Duncan, pg. 136 Boris Love-Lorski: The Language of Time, Syracuse University exhbition catalog, pg. 30

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