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Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A. (1995-2004)
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Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A. (1995-2004)

Eye from Michelangelo's 'David'; three further Eyes; Nose; and Mouth

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Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A. (1995-2004)
Eye from Michelangelo's 'David'; three further Eyes; Nose; and Mouth
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5½ in. (14 cm.) high (6)
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Lot Essay

In the early 1990s Paolozzi acquired modern casts of the head of Michelangelo's 'David' and adapted details of them, in particular the eyes, for his monumental 'Newton', which was installed in the forecourt of the New British Library in September 1997.

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