Lot Essay
Christie's would like to thank Ms Olga Kronsteiner for her assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
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A rare group of four life-size musicians, executed 1978-87
Details
WERKSTÄTTE HAGENAUER
A rare group of four life-size musicians, executed 1978-87
produced by Werkstätte Hagenauer, Vienna, Austria, chromium-plated metal, painted wood, painted steel
tallest 73 5/8 in. high (187 cm.)
reverse of each stamped with manufacturer's mark wHw/HAGENAUER WIEN/MADE IN AUSTRIA, three further impressed HANDMADE, one with 1077
A rare group of four life-size musicians, executed 1978-87
produced by Werkstätte Hagenauer, Vienna, Austria, chromium-plated metal, painted wood, painted steel
tallest 73 5/8 in. high (187 cm.)
reverse of each stamped with manufacturer's mark wHw/HAGENAUER WIEN/MADE IN AUSTRIA, three further impressed HANDMADE, one with 1077
Provenance
Christie’s East, New York, 9 June 1998, lots 165, 166 (for the trumpet and saxophone players);
Seymour Stein, New York;
Sotheby’s, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 59;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Seymour Stein, New York;
Sotheby’s, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 59;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
A.W. Edward, Art Deco Sculpture & Metalware, 1996, p. 57 for another illustrated example of the saxophone player, pianist and the drummer.
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Further details
Christie's would like to thank Olga Kronsteiner for her assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.