Lot 296
  • 296

DOUG AITKEN | Fountain (Earth Fountain)

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Doug Aitken
  • Fountain (Earth Fountain)
  • Plexiglas, steel, pumping system, earth, coloured methyl cellulose and lava stones
  • 136.5 by 199.1 by 91.4 cm. 53 7/8 by 28 1/2 by 36 in.
  • Executed in 2012, this work is number 3 from an edition of 4.

Provenance

303 Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, 303 Gallery, Doug Aitken. 100 Years, February - April 2013 (ed. no. unknown)
Miami, Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, on permanent display, 2013 - present (ed. no. unknown)

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition and in full working order. Extremely close inspection reveals some very light and unobtrusive, superficial scratches in places to the Plexiglas letters and a few media accretions in isolated places.
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