Andy Goldsworthy (b. 1956)
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more Using Nature's four elements; earth, air, water, and fire, Andy Goldsworthy explores the ephemeral nature of art and life. Born in Cheshire, England, Goldsworthy travels the world creating harmonious and inspiring environmentally based works from nature. In his creations, Goldsworthy enhances nature's forms, whilst ensuring not to disturb the natural surroundings, in order to remind the viewer of nature's unadulterated beauty. Because of the transient nature of his art, the fact that the wind eventually blows away the leaves or the tide rises to wash away the sand, the majority of Goldsworthy's creations are recorded through photography. Andy Goldsworthy's works have been the subject of major museum exhibitions, such as Andy Goldsworthy on the Roof at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2004, and are part of the collections of institutions, such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
Andy Goldsworthy (b. 1956)

Leafhorn

Details
Andy Goldsworthy (b. 1956)
Leafhorn
sweet chestnut leaves
12½ x 17½ x 6½in. (32 x 44.5 x 16cm.)
Executed in 1994
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist.
Literature
A. Goldsworthy, Wood, London 1996 (illustrated in colour, p. 68).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

In his 1994 sculpture entitled Leafhorn, Goldsworthy sews together sweet chestnut leaves into a spiralled horn. To the artist, the leaf holds special significance, having been generated at the tree's core the leaf is an expression of the tree's vigour. As he writes in his journal, Goldsworthy creates forms that grow from the leaf's architecture. Because "the chestnut makes spirals and horns," Leafhorn is "an exploration of structure and growth" (Goldsworthy, quoted in A. Goldsworthy, Wood, London 1996, p. 69). Furthermore, upon first glance, the viewer is immediately made aware of the work's obvious relation to images of cornucopia, thus reinforcing the ideas of earth's creative powers that are so central to Goldsworthy's work.

More from Post-War and Contemporary Art Day sale

View All
View All