Sale 5080
Paris
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20 November 2003
Price realised
EUR 2,938
Estimate
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DEUX FRAGMENTS DE STATUETTE EN GRES ROUGE EGYPTE, NOUVEL EMPIRE, 1550-1070 AV. J.C. Représentant pour l'un le visage d'un dignitaire coiffé d'une perruque évasée dégageant les oreilles, paré de la barbe postiche, pour l'autre ses genoux gravés d'une colonne de texte en caractères hiéroglyphiques Hauteur: 8,5 cm. (3 in.) et 10 cm. (3 15/16 in.) (2)
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TWO RED SANDSTONE FRAGMENTS EGYPT, NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014