Lot 169
  • 169

Tony Cragg

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Tony Cragg
  • Can
  • incised with the artist's signature, numbered 4/6 and stamped with the foundry mark
  • bronze
  • 48 by 55 by 42cm.; 18 3/4 by 21 3/4 by 16 1/2 in.
  • Executed in 2000, this work is number 4 from an edition of 6.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, Bonn, Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Tony Cragg: Signs of Life, 2003, p. 449, no. 403, illustration of another example in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals a few unobtrusive and shallow surface scratches and evidence of handling in isolated places. There is a rub mark on the underside of the sculpture.
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