César
Compression, 1970
Metal
Current bid:
€ 7,200 Estimate:
€ 8,000End: 07-15-24 15:18:00 Berlin
07-15-24 09:18:00 New York
07-15-24 06:18:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 23h:10m)
07-15-24 09:18:00 New York
07-15-24 06:18:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 23h:10m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
Lot description
Compression. 1970.
Pressed Metal, in object box.
Signed in bottom center. Verso of teh object box signiert, dated and inscribed "NICE". 36 x 20 x 6.5 cm (14.1 x 7.8 x 2.5 in). Incl. object box 56 x 41 cm (22 x 16,1 x 3,9 in).
[AR].
• The combination of conceptuality and materiality is what makes César's work so appealing.
• From 1961, he was a member of the important avant-garde group "Nouveaux Réalistes", which also included Yves Klein, Arman, Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
• Participation in documenta II in 1959, as well as in 1964 and 1968.
• Works by the artist are in international museum collections like the Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, the Tate Gallery, London, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Cuenca, Ulm.
Private collection Baden-Württemberg.
In good condition. Slightly dusty in the recesses. A larger scratch in the plexiglass of the object box as well as some minor scratches and rubbing.
Pressed Metal, in object box.
Signed in bottom center. Verso of teh object box signiert, dated and inscribed "NICE". 36 x 20 x 6.5 cm (14.1 x 7.8 x 2.5 in). Incl. object box 56 x 41 cm (22 x 16,1 x 3,9 in).
[AR].
• The combination of conceptuality and materiality is what makes César's work so appealing.
• From 1961, he was a member of the important avant-garde group "Nouveaux Réalistes", which also included Yves Klein, Arman, Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
• Participation in documenta II in 1959, as well as in 1964 and 1968.
• Works by the artist are in international museum collections like the Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, the Tate Gallery, London, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Cuenca, Ulm.
Private collection Baden-Württemberg.
In good condition. Slightly dusty in the recesses. A larger scratch in the plexiglass of the object box as well as some minor scratches and rubbing.
César
Compression, 1970
Metal
Starting bid:
€ 7,200 Estimate
€ 8,000End: 07-15-24 15:18:00 Berlin
07-15-24 09:18:00 New York
07-15-24 06:18:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 23h:10m)
07-15-24 09:18:00 New York
07-15-24 06:18:00 Los Angeles (26 days, 23h:10m)
After entering your maximum bid you will be able to check your entry and you will be provided with further information. Only after a further confirmation your bid will be binding.
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