Lot 145
  • 145

Barry Flanagan

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Barry Flanagan
  • Hand Warmer
  • coiled and biscuit-fired ceramic
  • 29 by 15 by 13 cm. 11 3/8 by 5 7/8 by 5 1/8 in.
  • Executed in 1974, this work is unique.

Provenance

Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired directly from the artist)
Sotheby's, Olympia, 19 June 2006, Lot 681
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals a few minute and unobtrusive media accretions in isolated places. All surface irregularities are likely to be original and in keeping with the artist's working process.
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