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Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A.
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A.
- Oscar Wilde
- signed, titled, dated 1999 and inscribed A/C
- bronze
- height: 19cm.; 7½in.
- Conceived in 1999 and cast in an edition of 3 plus 3 Artist copies.
Provenance
Angela Flowers Gallery, London, where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition, 2001, cat. no.169 (another cast).
Condition
Structurally sound.
There is very minor surface dirt and dust to the crevices, with one or two very minor flecks of isolated surface matter, visible upon very close inspection. There are some very minor and early signs of slight oxidisation to isolated areas of the face, including to the corner or the top eye and the crevice running down the centre of the nose. This excepting the work appears to be in very good overall condition.
Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
"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
We are grateful to Robin Spencer for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of the present work.
Eduardo Paolozzi worked on Oscar Wilde between 1998-9 for the Chelsea Society. It was intended for the Kings Road, where the road widens at the hairpin bend of the World's End, but Paolozzi fell ill in August 2000 before the funds were obtained for casting, which was to be undertaken by the Pangolin Foundry, so it was never enlarged. Eduardo Paolozzi had photographs of the site taken, and made photo montages of it (it would have been nearly five times life size) and also made a number of unique wood and plaster models, mostly of the sleeping head. A unique wood and plaster version of an upright head of Oscar was sold to a museum in the Netherlands in 2012 for £22,000.
Robin Spencer