Lot 17 
Torso (Relief). 1960.
Bronze with dark-brown patina.
Upper left signed and numbered. From an edition of 3 copies. 130 x 60 x 9 cm (51.1 x 23.6 x 3.5 in).
[KT].
• With his sculptures Avramidis occupies an unmistakable and highly individual position in 20th century sculpting.
• As of the 1960s he showed works in international shows like the 31st Venice Biennial, the documenta III (1964) and documenta 6 (1977)
• In 1973 he was awarded the Grand Austrian State Prize For Visual Art.
• His creations can be found in many public places in, among others, Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Athens.
• The human figure is his key theme, Avramidis conceives it as a volume growing from within.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Brusberg, Hanover.
Company collection BEB Erdgas und Erdöl GmbH & Co. KG, Hanover (acquired from the above).
LITERATURE: Joannis Avramidis, "Agora". Skulpturen und Zeichnungen 1953 bis 1988, ex. cat. Galerie Brusberg, Berlin 1989, p. 18 (different copy; with illu.).
In good condition. With irregular patina owing to the making. With isolated tiny traces of oxidation and isolated adhesions. Small isolated scratches in lower part.
Bronze with dark-brown patina.
Upper left signed and numbered. From an edition of 3 copies. 130 x 60 x 9 cm (51.1 x 23.6 x 3.5 in).
[KT].
• With his sculptures Avramidis occupies an unmistakable and highly individual position in 20th century sculpting.
• As of the 1960s he showed works in international shows like the 31st Venice Biennial, the documenta III (1964) and documenta 6 (1977)
• In 1973 he was awarded the Grand Austrian State Prize For Visual Art.
• His creations can be found in many public places in, among others, Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Athens.
• The human figure is his key theme, Avramidis conceives it as a volume growing from within.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Brusberg, Hanover.
Company collection BEB Erdgas und Erdöl GmbH & Co. KG, Hanover (acquired from the above).
LITERATURE: Joannis Avramidis, "Agora". Skulpturen und Zeichnungen 1953 bis 1988, ex. cat. Galerie Brusberg, Berlin 1989, p. 18 (different copy; with illu.).
In good condition. With irregular patina owing to the making. With isolated tiny traces of oxidation and isolated adhesions. Small isolated scratches in lower part.
17
Joannis Avramidis
Torso (Relief), 1960.
Bronze
Starting bid: € 7,000 / $ 7,350
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