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<\/a>Richmond Barth\u00e9’s F\u00e9ral Benga<\/p><\/div>\n
During the summer of 1934, Barth\u00e9 went to Paris, and while attending the Paris Folies Berg\u00e8res one evening, he became enchanted with Josephine Baker and the Senegalese dancer, F\u00e9ral Benga. In 1935, Barth\u00e9 created a 19-inch bronze sculpture titled F\u00e9ral Benga<\/em>, of which there are only two known to still exist from the original casting.\u00a0 In 1937, the original sculpture was displayed at the Dance International exhibition at Rockefeller Center in New York City and is now one of the best-known works by the artist. The example that recently sold was cast in 1986, under the supervision of Barth\u00e9\u2019s and the Richmond Barthe Trust; it is numbered 1\/10 and was estimated to make $40-60K. As there were several interested buyers, the bidding quickly escalated to $100K. 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