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Gunther Gerzso (Mexican 1915-2000)

Tollán

Details

Gunther Gerzso (Mexican 1915-2000)
Tollán
signed, dated and numbered 'GERZSÓ 90, 5/6' (near the base)
copper construction with black patina and marble base
20½ x 18½ x 7 1/8 in. (52.1 x 47 x 18.1 cm.) including base
Executed in 1990.
Edition five of six and 1 artist's proof.

Provenance

Hine Editions, San Francisco (commissioned from the artist).
Donated by Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, New York.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Gunther Gerzso: 80th Birthday Show, New York, Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, 1995, p.16, no. 34 (another example illustrated).

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Lot Essay

This is one of a series of sculptures commissioned from the artist and published by Hine Editions, San Francisco. The artist was in residence in San Francisco for several months, supervising all stages of the production. It was cut and assembled at the studio of the Joyce Brothers, in San Francisco. The edition was authorized for one artist's proof and six additional examples.

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