TONY SMITH (1912-1980)

Asteriskos

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TONY SMITH (1912-1980)
Asteriskos
signed, numbered and dated 'T. Smith 1968 4/9' (on lower edge)
bronze
16½ x 16½ x 16½in. (41.9 x 41.9 x 41.9cm.)
Executed in 1968

Provenance

Paula Cooper Gallery, New York.

Exhibited

New York, Xavier Fourcade, Inc., 'Tony Smith Selected Sculptures: 1961-1973', October-November 1985 (another from the edition illustrated).

Lot Essay

"I'm not aware of how light and shadow falls on my pieces. I'm just aware of basic form. I'm interested in the thing, not in the effects - pyramids are only geometry, not an effect" (K. Stiles and P. Selz, 'Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art', Berkeley, 1996, p.127).

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