(Belgian, 1866-1941) LA BAIGNEUSE I inscribed G. MINNE, numbered 3/8 and stamped with the DeGroeve foundry mark; bronze, dark brown patina; height: 15 1/4 inches Note: Very few casts of this piece were made during the artist's lifetime. This bronze is one of an authorized posthumous edition of 8 cast from the original model. A photo certificate from Therese Minne, the artist's granddaughter, will accompany the lot. Provenance: Descended in the artist's family to the present owner Literature: cf. George Minne (exhibition), Museum voor Schonekunsten, Ghent, 1982, p. 166, no. 96, p. 167, illus.