Lot 107
  • 107

CARL ANDRE | Goliath

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

Description

  • Carl Andre
  • Goliath
  • cast-iron filled steel tube made of 13 horizontal semi-circles placed end to end in an undulating line
  • 3,5 x 10 x 16 cm; 1 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 6 1/4 (each)
  • Executed in 1986.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in 1986
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemusueum, Exhibition catalogue, Carl Andre, p.166, no. 16, illustrated

Condition

The colours in the printed catalogue are fairly accurate although they are more matte in the original work. Each tube is oxidated, which is in keeping with the artist's technique. This work is in good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.