- SOTHEBY'S - Russian Pictures - LONDRES Live Auction: 1 Decembre 2020 - 11:00 AM GMT 1917 "Maternité" by Léon Indenbaum 1890-1981 Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP Lot number 146 Bronze bas relief in diptych of 26 in. - 66 cm. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/russian-pictures-2/maternite Léon Indenbaum Russian sculptor, naturalized French, born in Belarus (Russian Empire), arrived in Paris in 1911 at "La Ruche" where he participated in the artistic movement "Ecole de Paris" with his friends Amedeo Modigliani, Chaim Soutine, Leonard Foujita, Diego Rivera, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Pablo Picasso … His friends Amedeo Modigliani and Diego Rivera each painted a portrait of Leon Indenbaum. Sculpture represents the artist's wife and daughter. This sculpture is part of a series of bas-reliefs commissioned by Jacques Doucet and Paul Poiret, famous couturiers and collectors, patrons of the artist. In 1968, Léon Indenbaum received the prestigious "Georges Wildenstein" Award of "Institut de France" for all of his work. One of his sculptures beats the world record 2004 for a decorative artwork of the 20th century at $ 4.6M. Leon Indenbaum's sculptures can be found in several museums (France, USA, Israel, Switzerland, Belarus ...) as well as in prestigious private collections. #sothebys #sothebysauction #sothebysauctionhouse #sothebysTreasures #sothebysDecArts #sothebysrussian #sothebysrussianart #indenbaum #leonindenbaum #Русскиескульпторы #sculptureoftheday #artdeco #russiansculptor #bronzesculpture #russiansculpture #russianartist #jacquesdoucet #figurativesculpture #sculpture #ecoledeparis #schoolofparis #sculptor #sculpteur #sculpteurrusse #frenchsculptor #frenchart #frenchartist #1001sculptures #sculpturelovers #sculpture_gallery https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJTxpWHzFP/?utm_medium=tumblr