Sale: 503 / Post War / Contemporary Art II, July 17. 2020 in Munich Lot 10

 

10
Tony Cragg
Untitled, 2009.
Bronze with black-gray patina
Estimate:
€ 60,000 / $ 64,800
Sold:
€ 68,750 / $ 74,250

(incl. surcharge)
Untitled. 2009.
Bronze with black-gray patina.
Signed and dated. Presumably unique object. 52 x 47 x 47 cm (20.4 x 18.5 x 18.5 in).
Cast by art foundry Kayser, Düsseldorf (with foundry mark).
• From the acclaimed work series "Points of View".
• One of the rar bronzes consisting of two segments.
• Fascinating interaction of the aspects of motion
• Tony Cragg's sculptures are in possession of many acclaimed public collections such as the Tate Gallery, London, the Museum Ludwig , Cologne and the Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal.
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Accompanied by a photo certificate issued by the artist on September 11, 2016.

PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany (directly from the artist).

"In the Louvre's canopied courtyards Cragg's floating forms, which are like torrents, like a disarray of stalagmites and stalactites, add a fascinating comment on baroque French momumental sculptures of the 17th, 18th and 19th century."
Werner Spieß about the retrospective "Anthony Cragg - Figure out figure in", Louvre, Paris 2011.




10
Tony Cragg
Untitled, 2009.
Bronze with black-gray patina
Estimate:
€ 60,000 / $ 64,800
Sold:
€ 68,750 / $ 74,250

(incl. surcharge)