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The Property of a Corporate collection, Melbourne Acquired by the present owner in 2002, Lots 71-77 were originally purchased by BHP Pty Ltd for BHP House, (1972) Melbourne. Kim Bonython was employed to assemble the original collection to reflect the contemporary nature of the building.

INGE KING (b. 1918)

Euridice

Details

INGE KING (b. 1918)
Euridice
black painted steel
207 x 45.5 x 31 cm
Executed in 1965

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by BHP Pty Ltd, Melbourne in 1967

Literature

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Centre Five Contemporary Sculpture, Sydney 1965, illus. (unpaginated)
J Zimmer, Inge King Sculpture 1945 - 1982 A Survey, Melbourne, 1982, illus. p. 51, ref, p. 11
J Trimble, Inge King Sculptor, Sydney, 1996, illus. no. 34, p. 58, ref. pp. 51 - 59

Exhibited

Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Centre Five Contemporary Sculpture, 6 - 24 October 1965, cat. no. 4 Tokyo, Expo, 1967

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Lot Essay

Judith Trimble wrote of this work "...Euridice was produced in maquettes of steel and copper, and in bronzed steel during 1964 before the final, full scale, black painted steel sculpture was realised in 1965... Euridice presents different compositions from all sides, appearing as a dense compaction of thick, flat, irregular steelplates, and, from some viewpoints, sometimes as enfolding curved plates around a tall, spatial core... (its) density in some views suggests an organic character formed by molten metal, rather than assemblage. By 1965 such expressive monumentality has become the dominant aspect of King's Abstract Expressionism." (J Trimble, op. cit, p. 59)

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