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Tony Cragg
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
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Description
- Tony Cragg CBE RA
- Early Forms
- bronze à patine noire
- 200 x 250 x 300 cm; 78 3/4 x 98 7/16 x 118 1/8 in.
- Exécuté en 1993.
Provenance
Buchmann Galerie, Berlin
Acquis auprès de celle-ci par le propriétaire actuel
Exhibited
Antwerpen, Openluchtmuseum voor beeldhouwkunst Middelheim, Tony Cragg: 8 september - 24 november 1996, 1996; catalogue p.26, illustré en couleurs
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou, Tony Cragg, 1996; catalogue p. 135, illustré en couleurs
Condition
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is lighter in the original.
Some scattered light oxidation stains are visible inside and outside the work.
Some superficial water stains are visible overall.
This work is in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
bronze with black patina. Executed in 1993.
«Les sculptures en bronze coulé de 1993 et qui portent le titre de Early Forms sont l'aboutissement de processus complexes portant à la fois sur leur aspect formel et sur le contenu; processus tout aussi enchevêtrés que la forme des récipients eux-mêmes, qui se trouvent fondus dans de nouvelles unités synthétiques dans lesquelles une forme donne l'apparence d'être la transformation d'une autre, et où chaque forme devenant trop grande, envahit l'autre et l'étreint. C'est comme si les étapes intermédiaires d'une évolution ou d'une transformation avaient acquis une existence matérielle et que, celle-ci les ayant rendues visibles, elles ne relevaient plus d'une spéculation purement abstraite.» (Armin Wildermuth, Tony Cragg Early Forms, Bâle, Galerie Buchmann, 1994, p.8).
«Les sculptures en bronze coulé de 1993 et qui portent le titre de Early Forms sont l'aboutissement de processus complexes portant à la fois sur leur aspect formel et sur le contenu; processus tout aussi enchevêtrés que la forme des récipients eux-mêmes, qui se trouvent fondus dans de nouvelles unités synthétiques dans lesquelles une forme donne l'apparence d'être la transformation d'une autre, et où chaque forme devenant trop grande, envahit l'autre et l'étreint. C'est comme si les étapes intermédiaires d'une évolution ou d'une transformation avaient acquis une existence matérielle et que, celle-ci les ayant rendues visibles, elles ne relevaient plus d'une spéculation purement abstraite.» (Armin Wildermuth, Tony Cragg Early Forms, Bâle, Galerie Buchmann, 1994, p.8).