Lot 201
  • 201

Wang Guangyi

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Wang Guangyi
  • Materialist
  • signed, dated 2005 and numbered 3/3 on the base
  • iron
  • 186 by 163 by 98cm.; 73 1/4 by 64 1/8 by 38 1/2 in.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)

Sale: Christie's, New York, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 17 May 2007, Lot 459

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in good condition. There is some even oxidisation, surface dirt and wear throughout, which is in keeping with the work's nature as an outdoor piece.
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