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CÉSAR (BALDACCHINI, CÉSAR)

* 1.1.1921 Marseille, † 12.6.1998 Paris

César, born César Baldaccini, was one of the most important sculptors in France. He was born in Marseille on 1 January 1921, the son of Italian immigrants. From 1935 to 1939, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Marseille. From 1943, he attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he successfully completed his studies as a student of Marcel Antoine Gimond in 1947. In the French metropolis, he met Pablo Picasso, Germaine Richier and Alberto Giacometti, who strongly influenced his early artistic work. During this time, he created his first sculptural works in plaster and iron, and from 1949 he also produced works in hammered lead foil and wire.

From the mid-1950s, César’s practice increasingly involved welding together elements of industrial waste and scrap to create figurative and semi-abstract sculptures. Under the influence of Nouveau Réalisme, from 1960 he created the prestigious ‘Compressions dirigées’. In these groundbreaking works, César processed metal parts and entire car wrecks into manageable blocks using a hydraulic scrap press. As an object artist, his emphatically ironic works also gained prominence, such as the sculptures of his own thumb or the breast of a dancer, in which we can see clear traces of Pop Art. His works can be found in the most renowned museums around the world. César died in Paris on 12 June 1998.

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CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

Lot 3473 - A205 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 22 June 2023, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Napoléon jongleur. 1986.

Bronze, brown patina.

With the incised signature and number on the plinth: César2/8, as well as with foundry stamp: bocqual fondeur.

58 × 24,5 × 33 cm.

CHF 30 000 / 40 000 | (€ 30 930 / 41 240)

Sold for CHF 51 540 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3444 - A207 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 30 November 2023, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Portrait de Compression. Ca. 1980.

Compressed aluminium cans and crayon on board.

Signed lower right: César.

59 × 49 × 4.5 cm. In original plexiglass frame.

CHF 12 000 / 16 000 | (€ 12 370 / 16 490)

Sold for CHF 25 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3743* - A193 Post-War & Contemporary - Saturday 04 July 2020, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Compression.

Sheet metal with lack.

On the backside with the incised signature: César.

31 × 31 × 16 cm.

CHF 14 000 / 18 000 | (€ 14 430 / 18 560)

Sold for CHF 24 700 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3436 - A201 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 30 June 2022, 05.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Untitled. 1970.

Compression, painted tins.

With the incised signature on the underside: César.

36 × 36 × 20 cm.

CHF 18 000 / 24 000 | (€ 18 560 / 24 740)

Sold for CHF 22 260 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3459 - A209 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 20 June 2024, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Portrait de compression. 1982.

Collage with coins and graphite pencil on primed wooden board.

Signed lower right: César.

79 × 60 cm

CHF 12 000 / 16 000 | (€ 12 370 / 16 490)

Sold for CHF 18 750 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3452 - A203 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 01 December 2022, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Agnès. 1988.

Bronze with brown patina.

With the incised signature and number on the plinth: César E.A. 1/4, as well as with the foundry stamp: BRONZE ROMAIN BARELIER.

20.5 × 9.6 × 18 cm.

CHF 6 000 / 8 000 | (€ 6 190 / 8 250)

Sold for CHF 16 160 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3437 - A205 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 22 June 2023, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Portrait de Compression. 1990.

Compression of boxes mounted on board.

Signed lower right: César.

60 × 50 × 9 cm.

CHF 12 000 / 16 000 | (€ 12 370 / 16 490)

Sold for CHF 14 940 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3472 - A205 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 22 June 2023, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Tête Eiffel pivotante. 1989.

Bronze, patinated in black.

With the incised signature and number on the plinth: César 6/8, as well as with the foundry stamp: bocqual.

53 × 28.5 × 27 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 14 940 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3450 - A203 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 01 December 2022, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

La Mouche. 1957.

Bronze with brown patina.

With the incised signature and number on the plinth: César 3/8, as well as with the foundry stamp: Bocquel fd.

12.3 × 10 × 22 cm.

CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)

Sold for CHF 10 625 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3734 - A189 Prints & Multiples - Saturday 29 June 2019, 10.00 AM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Le pouce. 1975.

Multiple. Baccarat crystal. 251/300. On backside with the incised signature: César, as well as with the incised stamp: Baccarat. Height 42 cm. With the original box from Baccarat.

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

Sold for CHF 9 375 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3510 - A181 Post-War & Contemporary - Saturday 01 July 2017, 01.30 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Compression Evian. 1990.

Compression with differend platic bottles.

Signed on a Evian label lower centre: César.

30 x 21 x 21 cm. Unique.

CHF 7 000 / 9 000 | (€ 7 220 / 9 280)

Sold for CHF 8 750 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3730 - A191 Prints & Multiples - Saturday 07 December 2019, 10.00 AM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Bouilloire avec expansion. 1976.

Multiple. Bronze, tin and sythetic on plexiglass base. 54/100. With the incised signature: César. Measurements 25 x 55 x 32.5 cm.

CHF 5 000 / 7 000 | (€ 5 150 / 7 220)

Sold for CHF 6 875 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3440 - A185 Post-War & Contemporary - Saturday 30 June 2018, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

La Théière. 1970.

Brass sculpture.

Signed, dated and with location lower right on the frame: César 1970 Nice.

19 x 21 cm mounted in the original frame 36 x 31 x 6 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

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Lot 3451 - A203 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 01 December 2022, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Moustique. 1984.

Bronze with brown patina.

With the incised signature and number on the plinth: César E.A. 1/4. With the foundry stamp: BRONZE ROMAIN BARELIER.

11.8 × 7.6 × 12.5 cm.

CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 4 120 / 6 190)

Sold for CHF 5 625 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3500 - A205 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday 22 June 2023, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Mini Compression de capsule en bijoux / pendentif. Ca. 1990.

Compression of bottle caps.

With the incised signature lower centre: César.

6 × 2 × 2 cm.

CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 4 375 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3725 - A193 Post-War & Contemporary - Saturday 04 July 2020, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

... à l'eau ! ... à l'eau. 1987.

Assemblage with metal plate, bell and scroched grate.

Signed lower right: César, also dated and described lower left: 1987 nile.

29 x 24 cm (incl. frame).

CHF 1 200 / 1 800 | (€ 1 240 / 1 860)

Sold for CHF 4 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3466 - A189 Post-War & Contemporary - Saturday 29 June 2019, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Alumettes. Ca. 1971.

Drawing and collage (burned machtes and matchbox) on wove paper.

With the faded signature lower left: César.

29.5 x 24 cm.

CHF 1 500 / 2 500 | (€ 1 550 / 2 580)

Sold for CHF 2 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 3687* - A211 Prints & Multiples - Thursday 28 November 2024, 02.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Poule. 1988/89.

Resin, in black. 1/100. With the incized signature on the plinth: César. Height 33.5 cm.

CHF 1 500 / 2 500 | (€ 1 550 / 2 580)

Sold for CHF 2 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 6821 - ibid121 Post-War & Contemporary - online only - Wednesday 07 July 2021, 05.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCHINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

Composition. 1989.

Blue rubber stamp, pen and sticker on paper.

Signed in the image lower right: César, as well as additionally signed, dated and with a dedication lower right: Docteur Braun pour vous César 89.

27 × 27 cm.

CHF 1 000 / 1 600 | (€ 1 030 / 1 650)

Sold for CHF 1 000 (including buyer’s premium)
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Lot 7020* - ibid125 Prints & Multiples - online only - Wednesday 08 December 2021, 03.00 PM

CÉSAR (CÉSAR BALDACCHINI)

(Marseille 1921–1998 Paris)

L'index (2-parts). 1973.

Bronze, gold patina. 388/600. With the stamped signature at the front: César. Size 22 × 4.1 × 2.4 cm. With foundry stamp: Fonderia Valcamonica Visigalli, Milan, as well as with the stamp: MKA.

CHF 600 / 800 | (€ 620 / 820)

Sold for CHF 750 (including buyer’s premium)
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