Lot 191
  • 191

Carl Andre

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Carl Andre
  • Fourth Aluminum Cardinal
  • aluminum, in 4 parts

  • Overall: 1/4 by 39 1/4 by 39 1/4 in. 0.6 by 99.7 by 99.7 cm.
  • Executed in 1978, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed and dated 13 Jul 78 by the artist.

Provenance

Art Agency Co. Ltd., Tokyo (acquired directly from the artist in 1978)
Ken Nitta, Japan
Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Tokyo, Art Agency, Carl Andre, 1978

Literature

Exh. Cat., The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum; Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Carl Andre, January - March 1987, cat. no. 1978-4, pp. 116-117, illustrated (installation view)

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are some light surface abrasions on the aluminum and minor dents along the edges, resulting from general wear and handling.
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