Lot 220
  • 220

Anthony Caro

Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description

  • Anthony Caro
  • Table Piece CCXIV
  • steel, rusted and varnished on painted wood base
  • Sculpture: 32 by 67 by 3 1/2 in. 81.3 by 170.2 by 8.9 cm.
  • Base: 30 by 63 by 26 in. 76.2 by 160 by 66 cm.
  • Executed in 1974, this work is unique.

Provenance

André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in October 1978

Exhibited

Braunschweig Kunstverein, Anthony Caro: Table and Related Sculpture 1966-1978, May - July 1979, cat. no. 218, p. 92, illustrated

Literature

Dieter Blume, Anthony Caro Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I: Table and Related Sculptures 1966-1978, Cologne, 1981, no. 218, p. 207, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The work is oxidized, which is inherent to the medium. There are scattered small nicks to the patina, marks and light wear which are largely inherent to the medium and the working method of the artist. Wood table is sound and has recently been cleaned.
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