Description:
Emmanuel Mané-Katz (Ukrainian/French, 1894-1962)
Lot of Four Sculptures: Double Bass Player, Trombone Player (Sitting),Oboe Player, and Drummer
Each signed "Mane Katz" or initialed "MK", stamped and numbered of an edition of
8 within the cast on base, cast postumously with the permission of the Mané-Katz Museum, Haifa, Israel. Bronze, sizes to 14 x 8 x 5 1/4 in. (35.6 x 20.3 x 13.3 cm).
Condition: Surface grime.
Literature: "Mané-Katz Sculptures," (exhibition catalogue),Haifa: Mane-Katz Museum, 1978; catalogue accompanies the lot.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
Oboe initialed and numbered "MK 2/8" within the cast and stamped "MK" on base, 11 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 in; Double Bass initialed and numbered "MK 1/8" within the cast on instrument and base, stamped "MK" on base, 14 x 8 x 5 1/4 in.; Drummer signed and numbered "Mane Katz 4/8" within the cast on base, stamped "MK" on base, 10 1/2 x 7 x 7 in.; Trombone initialed and numbered MK 1/8" within the cast on musician''s seat, stamped "MK" on base, 10 x 6 3/4 x 7 in.