'Modesto’s Stack S1', designed 1981, executed 1986

Details

PETER VOULKOS (1924-2002)
'Modesto’s Stack S1', designed 1981, executed 1986
patinated bronze
38 3⁄4 in. (98.4 cm) high, 21 in. (53.3 cm) diameter
signed and dated VOULKOS 1981, impressed with foundry mark and numbered ARTWORKS FOUNDRY 1⁄5
one from an edition of seven

Provenance

Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987

Literature

M. McCloud, The Subversive Nature of Peter Voulkos's Art, exh. cat., Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, 1991, pp. 3-4, 7, 11-12, 15-16 (for related examples in ceramic)
Peter Voulkos: Retrospective, exh. cat., Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1995, pp. 102-104, 114-118 (for related examples in ceramic)
R. Slivka and K. Tsujimoto, The Art of Peter Voulkos, exh. cat., The Oakland Museum, New York, 1995, inside cover (for a period photo of the artist working on a related example), pp. 28-29, 32, 92, 97, 136, 138, 144, 147, 149, 152-153, 157-159 (for related examples in ceramic) 108, 123 (for period photos of related examples)
S. Jornlin, “Peter Voulkos,” Voulkos Bronze, Berkeley, 1999, p. 19 (present lot illustrated)

Exhibited

New York, New York, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, March 1992

Further details

Please note Christie’s would like to thank Sam Jornlin of Voulkos & Co. for their assistance with the cataloging of this lot.

Sale room notice

Please note the title for this lot is ‘Modesto’s Stack S1’. Furthermore, it is marked ‘Artworks Foundry’, numbered ‘1/5’ to the base. While the design is from 1981, this bronze was cast in 1986 as an edition 1 of 5. The artist produced a further two bronzes in this edition along with several artist’s proofs at a later date. The catalogue project number for this lot is CR451.S1-1/5-B.

Please note the exhibition history for this lot is:
New York, New York, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, March 1992

Please note Christie’s would like to thank Sam Jornlin of Voulkos & Co. for their assistance with the cataloging of this lot.

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Lot Essay

The present lot is was designed in 1981 and cast in 1986 as S1-1/5. This was originally created as an edition of five, however, the artist created two more bronzes of this edition, making this an edition of seven along with several artist's proofs. The foundry for this work is Artworks Foundry in Berkeley, California.

The catalogue project number for this lot is CR451.S1-1/5-B.

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