Lot Essay
'As a sculptor, West had a great touch and an inimitable feel for shapes. He was a master of the lump: the knobbly and inert, the gross and the gangling.' - Adrien Searle
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Details
Franz West (1947-2012)
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signed and dated 'F West 82 signiert hergestellt 72 oder 73' (on the reverse)
acrylic, socks, wooden pegs and mixed media collage on chipboard
diameter: 99cm.
Executed circa 1972-1973
Untitled
signed and dated 'F West 82 signiert hergestellt 72 oder 73' (on the reverse)
acrylic, socks, wooden pegs and mixed media collage on chipboard
diameter: 99cm.
Executed circa 1972-1973
Provenance
Galerie Ryszard Varisella, Frankfurt.
Achenbach Kunsthandel, Dusseldorf.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Achenbach Kunsthandel, Dusseldorf.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
HypoVereinsbank Luxembourg. Architektur und Kunst. Band 1, Luxembourg 2000.
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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