Lot 575
  • 575

Erwin Wurm

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Erwin Wurm
  • The Artist Who Swallowed the World
  • mixed media
  • 76 by 64 by 59 in. 193 by 162.6 by 149.9 cm.
  • Executed in 2006, this work is from an edition of 3.

Provenance

Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Newcastle, BALTIC  Center for Contemporary Art, Erwin Wurm. New Sculpture, 2006 (another example exhibited)

Literature

Exh. Cat., Aachen, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst; Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig; Hamburg, Deichtorhallen; St. Gallen, Kunstmuseum; Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, Erwin Wurm: The Artist Who Swallowed the World, September 2006 - August 2007, pp. 144, 164, 174, 209, 216, 249, 251-253, illustrated in color on the cover and multiple times in the interior

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There appears to have been previous rubbing to the knuckles of the figure's hands, which has left changes in the surface patina and light abrasions. The fabric covering the figure's right arm has been pulled slightly at the front and rear, resulting in exposed threading.
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