Lot 32
  • 32

Gego (1912-1994)

Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 USD
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Description

  • Gego
  • Reticulárea cuadrada
  • stainless steel and iron construction
  • 38 by 38 by 25 2/3 in.
  • 97 by 97 by 65 cm
  • Executed in 1971.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist
Private Collection, Caracas

Exhibited

Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes, Gego 1955-1990, November 2000-April 2001, no. 258, illustrated

Literature

Fundación Cisneros, Fundación Gego, Fundación Museo de Bellas Artes, Gego. Obra Completa 1955-1990, Caracas, 2003, no. 104, p. 201, illustrated
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, International Center for the Arts of the Americas,
Questioning the Line: Gego, A Selection, 1955-90, Houston, 2003, fig. 7., p. 56, illustrated

Condition

Each of the elements appear stable. This work is in overall excellent condition.
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