Lot 270
  • 270

Franz West

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Franz West
  • Maulschelle
  • plaster, metal, dispersion and mixed media
  • 6 3/4 by 24 by 4 in. 17.1 by 61 by 10.2 cm.
  • Executed circa 1980.

Provenance

Julis Hummel, Vienna
Private Collection, Austria
Arndt & Partner, Berlin
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Berlin, Arndt & Partner, Franz West: Works from Private Collections (1972-2006), April - May 2007

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. All elements are well intact. There is light wear and handling, with evidence of stray fibers. There is a minor hairline crack at the top of the round base element. The uneven surface texture is due to the artist's working method.
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