Lot 182
  • 182

William Tucker

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • William Tucker
  • Karnak
  • painted wood and plastic
  • 54.5 by 132 by 137cm.; 21½ by 52 by 54in.
  • Executed in 1965, this is the original prototype for the later edition of three cast in fibreglass, one of which is held in the Tate, London.

Provenance

Whitford Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner in 2006

Exhibited

London, Rowan Gallery, William Tucker, 1966, cat. no.7;
Leeds, Leeds City Art Gallery, The Gregory Fellows Exhibition, 7th November - 7th December 1969, cat. no.8 (another version);
London, Tate, The Alistair McAlpine Gift, June - August 1971, cat. no.42, illustrated (another version).

Literature

Joy Sleeman, The Sculpture of William Tucker, Lund Humphries, Aldershot, 2007, cat. no.38, illustrated.

Condition

Structurally sound. There is very minor surface dirt to the yellow wooden painted elements, with further extremely minor traces of light studio detritus and light craquelure to one or two of the yellow wooden elements, only visible upon extremely close inspection. This excepting the work appears in excellent overall condition. Please telephone the department on +44 (0) 207 293 6424 if you have any questions regarding the present work.
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