Lot 154
  • 154

Tatsuo Miyajima

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Tatsuo Miyajima
  • Counter Me On N° 8
  • neon tubes, steel panels, electric wire and transformer, in two parts
  • smallest: 32.5 by 21 by 6cm.; 12 3/4 by 8 1/4 by 2 3/8 in.
  • largest: 63 by 39 by 7cm.; 24 3/4 by 15 3/8 by 2 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 2003.

Provenance

Scai The Bathhouse/Shiraishi Contemporary Art Inc., Tokyo

Private Collection

Sale: Christie's, New York, Post-War & Contemporary, 11 November 2009, Lot 390

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly brighter and contains more blue undertones in the original. The catalogue illustration fails to convey the blinking and versatile nature of the work. Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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