ROBERT KLIPPEL

Estimate

35,000 - 45,000 AUD

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Description

Robert Klippel
NO. 253B METAL CONSTRUCTION
Bears engraved plate 'DAVID JONES/AWARDS FOR/FASHION EXCELLENCE/GRAND AWARD/TO/MAGLIA' on the base
Painted welded steel
Height 71cm; 89 by 73cm (irregular)
Executed in 1971

Provenance

Commissioned by David Jones as the prize for its second Annual Award for Fashion Excellence in 1971
Awarded to Maglia Pty. Ltd.
Private collection, Melbourne

Literature

James Gleeson, Robert Klippel, Bay Books, Sydney, 1983, pp. 332, 473.
Robert Klippel, Catalogue Raisonne, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, CD-ROM, cat. 253, illus (incorrectly dated as 1981)

Catalogue Note

This sculpture was commissioned by David Jones in 1971 as the prize for its Second Annual Award for Fashion Excellence. It is a unique scaled up version of a work from 1970, fabricated by Les Wild under the artist's supervision.