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ROBERT KLIPPEL
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 AUD
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Description
- Robert Klippel
- OPUS 181
- Metal construction of brazed steel and found objects
- Height 46.5 cm, including base
- Constructed in 1965
Provenance
Private collection, Sydney
Exhibited
Gallery A, Sydney, 25 November 1965
Literature
James Gleeson, Robert Klippel, Bay Books, Sydney and London, 1983, p. 267, pls. 160, 161, illus.
Condition
Surface dirt and dust over entire surface. Base is probably not original.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
James Gleeson states that Opus 181 is 'for Klippel, the realisation of a dream' where the dual forces of forces of strength and fragility are equall and matched. The nature of this construction presents an interplay between weightlessness and mass, and between space and substance, as the elegant forms intersperse the negative space with an inquisitive certainty. 'Opus 181 is the first of more than a dozen works completed in as many months in which [Klippel] exults in the pleasures of lightness, openness, thistledown delicacy and featherweight complexity...'1
1. James Gleeson, Robert Klippel, Bay Books, Sydney and London, 1983, p. 267