Lot 80
  • 80

PASCALE MARTHINE TAYOU | Masques délavés

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pascale Marthine Tayou
  • Masques délavés
  • wood, ink, plastic beads, glass marbles; wood, ink, nails, glass marbles
  • 33 by 20 by 10cm.,13¼ by 8 by 4¼in.; 26 by 26 by 12cm, 10 by 10 by 4¾in.
  • Executed in 2015

Provenance

Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, January 2016
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Exhibited

Paris, Musée de l’Homme, Un artiste invité: Pascale Marthine Tayou, grand assembleur, 2015

Condition

1. (Round face) There are minor surface marks throughout. There is a roughness to the edges and ridges that is typical of the medium and the artist's method. There is a straight horizontal line (8cm wide) between the mouth and nose, which is visible in the catalogue illustration and is original to the artwork. Overall the work appears to be in good original condition. 2. (Long face) There are minor surface marks throughout. Overall the work appears to be in good original condition.
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