Contemporary Day Auction
Contemporary Day Auction
Property from an Important Private Collection Sold to Benefit a Charitable Foundation
Barry Flanagan
Large Left-Handed Drummer
Auction Closed
May 14, 09:30 PM GMT
Estimate
700,000 - 900,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Private Collection Sold to Benefit a Charitable Foundation
Barry Flanagan
1941 - 2009
Large Left-Handed Drummer
bronze
192 by 114 by 93 in.
490.2 by 289.6 by 243.8 cm.
Executed in 2006, this work is number 1 from the edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs.
This work is being offered for sale from an offsite location and is not at Sotheby’s York Avenue location. Prospective buyers may contact ctpdaysale@sothebys.com with inquiries. Please note that the successful purchaser must use Sotheby’s shipping services for collection and delivery after the auction at the buyer’s expense.
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in May 2007 by the present owner
Exh. Cat., London, Waddington Galleries, Barry Flanagan: Sculptures 2001 - 2008, April - May 2009, p. 23-24, illustrated in color
New York, Union Square Park, Barry Flanagan: Sculpture, February - March 2007 (present example)
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Memorial Forecourt, Summer Exhibition, June - August 2010 (another example exhibited)
Cambridge, Jesus College, Remembering Flanagan, June - September 2011 (another example exhibited)
Derbyshire, Chatsworth House, Beyond Limits, Sotheby's at Chatsworth: A Selling Exhibition, September - October 2011 (another example exhibited)
Paris, Petit Palais, Fiac on Site - Petit Palais, October - November 2016
Winterslow, Roche Court Sculpture Garden, New Arts Center Collection (permanent installation) (another example exhibited)
