Lot 362
  • 362

Enrico David

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Enrico David
  • The Assumption of Weee
  • Jesmonite and graphite, on wood base
  • Sculpture: 19 3/4 by 17 3/4 by 4 in. 50.2 by 45.1 by 10.2 cm.
  • Overall: 63 1/4 by 18 by 10 3/4 in. 160.7 by 45.7 by 27.3 cm.
  • Executed in 2014, this work is number 2 from an edition of 5, plus 2 artist's proofs.
CHECK MEDIUM OF SCULPTURE on wooden base

Provenance

Michael Werner Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the previous owner in January 2015

Exhibited

New York, Michael Werner Gallery, Enrico David, November 2014 - January 2015 
West Yorkshire, The Hepworth Wakefield, Enrico David, November 2015 - January 2016 (another example exhibited) 
Sharjah Art Foundation, Enrico David: Fault Work, October 2016 - January 2017 (another example exhibited)

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. The figure is screwed onto its base at the underside and rests securely. All of the elements are present and stable. There are a few minor, scattered accretions to the sculptural element, primarily to the lower half and visible upon close inspection. There is wear with associated loss at some of the edges of the base, primarily to two of the lower edges.
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