Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (b. Copenhagen 1911, d. Paris 1984)
“Fugl med unge” (Bird with Young), also known as “Mor og barn” (Mother and Child), 1935. Signed S.F.M. 5/6. Stramped with Foundry mark Fonderie de la Plaine. Black patinated bronze. H. 53 cm.
Literature: Troels Andersen: “Sonja Ferlov Mancoba”, Borgen, Copenhagen, 1979, no. 5, ill. p. 15. Literature: “Sonja Ferlov Mancoba. Skulpturer/Sculptures”, Forlaget Effort, 2003, no. 5, ill. fig. 41 p. 61 and p. 105. Literature: “Sonja Ferlov Mancoba. Maske og ansigt”, Naryana Press, Odder, 2019, no. 2, a version in plaster ill. in colours p. 158.
Sonja Ferlov made her debut at Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling in 1935 with two sculptures in plaster, of which “Bird with young” was one.
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Paintings & sculptures, 24 September 2019