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AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM SKELETONISED TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM SKELETONISED TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
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AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM SKELETONISED TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH

SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, JULES AUDEMARS, OPENWORKED TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH MODEL, REF. 26353PT.OO.D028CR.01, CASE NO. G 82585, CIRCA 2011

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AUDEMARS PIGUET. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM SKELETONISED TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH
SIGNED AUDEMARS PIGUET, JULES AUDEMARS, OPENWORKED TOURBILLON CHRONOGRAPH MODEL, REF. 26353PT.OO.D028CR.01, CASE NO. G 82585, CIRCA 2011
Cal. 2889SQ finely engraved mechanical movement, 28 jewels, one minute tourbillon carriage visible through the skeletonised dial, two silvered subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minute register, Tuscany blue outer ring, circular case, two round chronograph buttons in the band, glazed display back secured by five screws, platinum Audemars Piguet deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
43 mm. diam.
Executed in 1986-7
Provenance
Galerie G, Paris, France
Private Collection, New York, USA
Exhibited
Paris, France, Galerie G, WANG KEPING, 1988
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Lot Essay

Wang Keping is one of the most outspoken artists of The Stars group formed in China in 1979. Wang's sculptures from this period reflect the deep sense of rebellion he felt towards the oppressive regime. Once Wang moved to France In 1984, in pursuit of the artistic freedom that was then unobtainable in China, his works began to focus more on self-reflection and the materiality of the wood itself. In L'Attente Wang is guided by the natural characteristics of the wood, using the knots and cracks in its craggy surface to coax out the form of a human figure. Similarly, Chinese imperial sculptors would draw from the natural shape, color, and grain of their material to inspire their final forms (Fig. 1). Through his unique visual language, Wang successfully modernizes this traditional philosophical aesthetic, inviting viewers to reconsider their place in the natural world.

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