WILLIAM TUCKER (B. 1935)

Karnak

Details

WILLIAM TUCKER (B. 1935)
Karnak
painted wood and plastic, unique
20 ¼ x 52 x 54 in. (51.4 x 132.1 x 137.2 cm.)
Constructed in 1965.

Provenance

with Whitford Fine Art, London, where purchased by the previous owner in 2006.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2016.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The present lot is the unique version of Karnak, which was later conceived in wood and fibreglass in an edition of 3. One of the edition was destroyed in a fire on 24 May 2004 and another was presented by Lord McAlpine to the Tate collection, London, in 1970.

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