Lot 18
  • 18

Gego (1912-1994)

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Gego
  • Dibujo sin papel 87/27
  • copper wire, sheet metal and aluminum 
  • 35 3/4 by 3 1/2 in.
  • 91 by 9 cm
  • Executed in 1987.

Provenance

Gift from the artist to the present owner

Exhibited

Caracas, Galería Sotavento, Gego: obras recientes, 1988

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. All of the wire and sheet metal elements are accounted for and secure. Some oxidation has occurred to the wires. The longer vertical wires are very slightly bent.
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