Lot 119
  • 119

Agustín Cárdenas (1927-2001)

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Agustín Cárdenas
  • Couple
  • bronze 
  • 31 1/2 by 52 3/8 by 20 7/8 in.
  • 80 by 133 by 53 cm

Provenance

The Estate of the Artist

Exhibited

Barcelona, Oriol Galeria d’Art, Agustín Cárdenas, September 28–November 15, 2006, no. 2, p. 37, illustrated
Milan, Galleria del Credito Valtellinese , April 24–June 13, 1997; Paris, Couvent des Cordeliers, July 10–September 7, 1997, Refectorio delle Stelline.

Literature

Atlantica Magazine, Cárdenas à Biarritz, September 28–October 4, 1998, p. 5 
José Pierre, La sculpture de Cárdenas, Ed. La Connaissance, Brussels, 1971, no. 10, illustrated, no. 18, another edition illustrated
Agustín Cárdenas. Sculture, 1947-1997, Skira, Milan, 1997, no. 3, p. 73, another edition illustrated

Condition

The work is slightly soiled and presents some minor scrapes scattered throughout. There is a small scuff on the head of the female figure. Otherwise in very good condition.
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