123001608
César
Compression, 1970.
Metal
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 9,200
Sold:
€ 9,144 / $ 10,515

(incl. surcharge)
123001608
César
Compression, 1970.
Metal
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 9,200
Sold:
€ 9,144 / $ 10,515

(incl. surcharge)

Compression. 1970.
Pressed Metal, in object box.
Signed in bottom center. Verso of teh object box signiert, dated and inscribed "NICE". 36 x 20 x 6.5 cm (14.1 x 7.8 x 2.5 in). Incl. object box 56 x 41 cm (22 x 16,1 x 3,9 in).
[AR].
• The combination of conceptuality and materiality is what makes César's work so appealing.
• From 1961, he was a member of the important avant-garde group "Nouveaux Réalistes", which also included Yves Klein, Arman, Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle.
• Participation in documenta II in 1959, as well as in 1964 and 1968.
• Works by the artist are in international museum collections like the Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, the Tate Gallery, London, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York
.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Cuenca, Ulm.
Private collection Baden-Württemberg.

In good condition. Slightly dusty in the recesses. A larger scratch in the plexiglass of the object box as well as some minor scratches and rubbing.






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