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Lot 208
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Duane Hanson

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Duane Hanson
  • Baton Twirler
  • polyester resin and fiberglass, polychromed in oil and mixed media
  • Overall: 88 1/2 by 36 by 40 in. 224.8 by 91.4 by 101.6 cm.
  • Executed in 1971.

Provenance

OK Harris Works of Art, New York
Galerie Thielen, Cologne
Klaus Wolf, Germany
Sotheby's, New York, November 9, 1983, lot 64
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Exhibited

Wichita, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art; Lincoln, University of Nebraska Art Galleries; Des Moines Art Center; Berkeley, University Art Museum; Portland Art Museum; Kansas City, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery and Atkins Museum of Fine Arts; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Duane Hanson, October 1976 - April 1978, p. 33, illustrated

Literature

Martin H. Bush, Sculptures by Duane Hanson, Wichita, 1985, pp. 47, and 62, illustrated
Thomas Buchsteiner and Otto Letze, Duane Hanson. More than Reality, Ostfildern-Ruit, 2001, no. 14, p. 32, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are scattered pinpoint surface accretions and light dust accretions in the crevices of the sequins. This work has recently benefited from a light cleaning by Wilson Conservation, LLC.
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.
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