Lot 19
  • 19

Maurizio Cattelan

Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
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Description

  • Maurizio Cattelan
  • Mini-Me
  • resin, rubber, fabric, hair and paint media
  • 36.8 by 21.6 by 21.6cm.
  • 14 1/2 by 8 1/2 by 8 1/2 in.
  • Executed in 1999, this work is number 2 from an edition of 10, each of which is dressed in a unique outfit.

Provenance

Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2004

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, Basel, Kunsthalle, Maurizio Cattelan, 1999, n.p., no. 5, illustration of another example in colour
Giorgio Verzotti, Maurizio Cattelan, Milano 1999, p. 47, illustration of another example in colour
Francesco Bonami, et al., Maurizio Cattelan, London 2000, p. 125, illustration of another example in colour
Francesco Bonami, et al., Maurizio Cattelan, London 2003, p. 139, illustration of another example in colour

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. The bookshelves and books are not part of the artwork. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are some hairline cracks to the figure's right flip flop beneath the foot.
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