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Paul Evans

"Argente" Occasional Table

Auction Closed

June 7, 06:14 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Paul Evans

"Argente" Occasional Table


circa 1973

model no. PE-37

produced by Paul Evans Studio, Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania

welded and dye-painted aluminum, slate

18½ x 16 x 16 in. (47 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm)

Private Collection, commissioned directly from the artist, Potomac, Maryland, circa 1973
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Paul Head, Paul Evans: Designer & Sculptor, Atglen, PA, 2012, p. 72 (for a related model)
Constance Kimmerle, ed., Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism, exh. cat., Doylestown, PA, 2014, p. 180

The present lot distinguishes itself through its remarkable characteristics, notably a slightly larger size compared to the majority of Paul Evans' cube tables. Its decorative elements manifest a captivating visual composition, featuring a pronounced graphic pattern characterized by sinuous curves not commonly applied to this form.