Lot 174
  • 174

John Chamberlain

Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description

  • John Chamberlain
  • Hi Jinks
  • painted and chromium-plated steel
  • 41 by 36 1/2 by 20 in. 104.1 by 92.7 by 50.8 cm.
  • Executed in 1979.

Provenance

The Lone Star Foundation, Inc., New York (acquired directly from the artist in May 1980)
Acquired by the present owner from the above in August 1980

Exhibited

New York, Dia Art Foundation, John Chamberlain Sculpture: An Extended Exhibition, March - November 1982
Sarasota, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, John Chamberlain Reliefs 1960 - 1982, January - March 1983, p. 75, illustrated in color
Houston, The Menil Collection, John Chamberlain: Sculpture 1970s & 1980s, June 1987 - April 1988
Houston, The Menil Collection, John Chamberlain Sculpture: Selections from The Menil Collection and the Dia Art Foundation, March - April 2000
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, John Chamberlain: Choices, February - May 2012, cat. no. 65, p. 134, illustrated in color

Literature

Julie Sylvester, ed., John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculpture 1954 - 1985, New York, 1986, cat. no. 609, p. 165, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are extensive surface scratches and paint loss throughout, which are inherent to the artist's choice of found medium and to the artist's working method. There is some evidence of rust in the backside of the work and in the crevices, which also appears to be inherent to the original condition of the steel pieces. There is some slight cracking and chipping to the dripped paint. *Please note the auction begins at 9:30 am on November 14th.*
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