Do-It-Yourself Sculpture

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Jean Tinguely (1925-1991)
Do-It-Yourself Sculpture
signed, titled, numbered, dated and with artist's stamp 'tinguely 'do-it-yourself sculpture' 1961 2001 4 by Henk Peeters 01' (on the reverse)
wood, five rectangular metal elements, wood pulleys, rubber belts, metal fixtures and 220v electric motor
53 x 53 x 11cm.
Conceived in 1961 by Jean Tinguely and constructed by Henk Peeters in 2001, this work is number four from an edition of eight

Provenance

Henk Peeters Collection, Hall.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Special notice

Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

In 1961 Jean Tinguely gave Henk Peeters a certificate allowing him to make this work. It states: 'I ask you to construct or to have constructed this Do - it- yourself- sculpture; and I regard the precisely executed result as an original work of mine.'
Another work from the same series was sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam, The Henk Peeters Collection, from informal to Zero, 11 June 2001, lot no. 1040 a. A comparable work by Tinguely is in the Daimler Art collection in Stuttgart.

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